CVE-2024-11958Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via unparameterized retrieval query

Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

SQL injection in LlamaIndex's DuckDB Retriever before 0.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating-system commands. DuckDBRetriever interpolates the retrieval query directly into match_bm25 SQL; the correction binds that value as a prepared-statement parameter. Exploitation requires a host application to pass attacker-controlled retrieval queries to the library, and commands run with the host process's privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in LlamaIndex's DuckDB Retriever before 0.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating-system commands. DuckDBRetriever interpolates the retrieval query directly into match_bm25 SQL; the correction binds that value as a prepared-statement parameter. Exploitation requires a host application to pass attacker-controlled retrieval queries to the library, and commands run with the host process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11958
Published
Mar 20, 2025
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
LlamaIndex
Product
LlamaIndex
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <0.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

LlamaIndex · LlamaIndexversion=unspecified <0.4.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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