Authenticated server shutdown via uncaught upload error
Published Jun 19, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2025
Uncontrolled resource consumption in AnythingLLM before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to shut down the server. The upload-link handler processes a malformed or empty request body without an exception boundary, letting the resulting error terminate the server process. A Manager role and access to any workspace are sufficient; successful exploitation causes a service shutdown without reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled resource consumption in AnythingLLM before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to shut down the server. The upload-link handler processes a malformed or empty request body without an exception boundary, letting the resulting error terminate the server process. A Manager role and access to any workspace are sufficient; successful exploitation causes a service shutdown without reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5208
- Published
- Jun 19, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Mintplex Labs
- Product
- AnythingLLM
- Classifications
- CWE-770, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.0.0
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.0.0
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- AnythingLLM upload-link denial-of-service proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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