Description
A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer v0.3.94 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a file with a malformed multipart boundary. By appending a large number of characters to the end of the multipart boundary, the server continuously processes each character, rendering the application inaccessible. This issue can be exploited by sending a single crafted request, affecting all users on the server.
Published: 2025-03-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6930 A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer v0.3.94 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a file with a malformed multipart boundary. By appending a large number of characters to the end of the multipart boundary, the server continuously processes each character, rendering the application inaccessible. This issue can be exploited by sending a single crafted request, affecting all users on the server.
History

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer v0.3.94 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a file with a malformed multipart boundary. By appending a large number of characters to the end of the multipart boundary, the server continuously processes each character, rendering the application inaccessible. This issue can be exploited by sending a single crafted request, affecting all users on the server.
Title Denial of Service in danswer-ai/danswer
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Danswer-ai Danswer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntr_ai

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-15T12:49:54.627Z

Reserved: 2024-08-20T19:29:14.357Z

Link: CVE-2024-8028

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-20T17:52:47.881Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-03-20T10:15:39.750

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-8028

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:16:17Z

Weaknesses