Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-11958

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 20 March 2025

Published
20 March 2025
Modified
29 July 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0413 88.9th percentile
Risk Priority 22 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-11958 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Llamaindex Llamaindex. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 11.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

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Vulnerability details

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the `duckdb_retriever` component of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically in the latest version. The vulnerability arises from the construction of SQL queries without using prepared statements, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL code. This…

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can lead to remote code execution (RCE) by installing the shellfs extension and executing malicious commands.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection allows arbitrary SQL code execution, enabling exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190), data collection from databases (T1213.006), and RCE via shellfs extension for command execution (T1059).

Affected Assets

llamaindex
llamaindex
≤ 0.4.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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