CVE-2024-0440Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Host file disclosure via unrestricted URL schemes

Published Feb 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

SSRF in Mintplex Labs AnythingLLM before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to read host files through submitted file URLs. The collector's validURL function treated any URL accepted by the URL constructor as valid, allowing file:// inputs to reach the content collector. Link-submission permission or an authorized POST request is required; exposure is limited to files readable by the collector process.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

SSRF in Mintplex Labs AnythingLLM before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to read host files through submitted file URLs. The collector's validURL function treated any URL accepted by the URL constructor as valid, allowing file:// inputs to reach the content collector. Link-submission permission or an authorized POST request is required; exposure is limited to files readable by the collector process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0440
Published
Feb 25, 2024
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
Mintplex Labs
Product
AnythingLLM
Classifications
CWE-918, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Mintplex Labs · AnythingLLMversion=0 <1.0.0; version=unspecified <1.0.0

Published CVSS scores

9.9huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1005Data from Local System

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