Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-12911

HighPublic PoC

Published: 20 March 2025

Published
20 March 2025
Modified
15 October 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0027 51.0th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-12911 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Llamaindex Llamaindex. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 49.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as NLP and Transformers; in the LLM/Generative AI Risks risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: LLM Prompt Injection (AML.T0051).

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability in the `default_jsonalyzer` function of the `JSONalyzeQueryEngine` in the run-llama/llama_index repository allows for SQL injection via prompt injection. This can lead to arbitrary file creation and Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. The vulnerability affects the latest version and is fixed…

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in version 0.5.1.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
NLP and Transformers
Risk Domain
LLM/Generative AI Risks
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
LLM01:2025 Prompt Injection
Classification Reason
Matched keywords: prompt injection

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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T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command And Control
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment.
attack.mitre.org →
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

SQL injection via prompt injection enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190). Arbitrary file creation facilitates ingress tool transfer (T1105). Vulnerability explicitly allows DoS attacks, mapping to endpoint denial of service (T1499).

MITRE ATLAS TechniquesAI

MITRE ATLAS techniques

AML.T0051: LLM Prompt Injection

Affected Assets

llamaindex
llamaindex
≤ 0.5.1

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.

References