High severity · published Jan 2, 2025
CVE-2024-56137
MaxKB RCE vulnerability in function library
7.2
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MaxKB, which stands for Max Knowledge Base, is an open source knowledge base question-answering system based on a large language model and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Prior to version 1.9.0, a remote command execution vulnerability exists in the module of function library. The vulnerability allow privileged users to execute OS command in custom scripts. The vulnerability has been fixed in v1.9.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MaxKB · 1Panel-dev
< 1.9.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56137
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56137
Exploit
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-76w2-2g72-cg85
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