File creation and service interruption via generated SQL
Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2025
SQL injection in LlamaIndex before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files or interrupt service through crafted prompts. The default_jsonalyzer function passes an LLM-generated SQLite statement directly to sqlite-utils Database.query without restricting execution to read-only SQL. Exploitation requires an application to expose JSONalyzeQueryEngine to attacker-influenced prompts and user interaction, and effects inherit the host process's permissions.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in LlamaIndex before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files or interrupt service through crafted prompts. The default_jsonalyzer function passes an LLM-generated SQLite statement directly to sqlite-utils Database.query without restricting execution to read-only SQL. Exploitation requires an application to expose JSONalyzeQueryEngine to attacker-influenced prompts and user interaction, and effects inherit the host process's permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12911
- Published
- Mar 20, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Vendor
- LlamaIndex
- Product
- LlamaIndex
- Classifications
- CWE-89
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <0.5.1
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