Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-1879

HighPublic PoC

Published: 06 June 2024

Published
06 June 2024
Modified
05 August 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0040 61.3th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-1879 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Agpt Autogpt Classic. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 38.7% 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 AI Agent Protocols and Integrations; in the Protocol-Specific Risks risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: AML.T0040.000, Direct (AML.T0051.000), Invert AI Model (AML.T0024.001).

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in significant-gravitas/autogpt version v0.5.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the AutoGPT server. The vulnerability stems from the lack of protections on the API endpoint receiving instructions, enabling an attacker to direct a…

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user running AutoGPT in their local network to a malicious website. This site can then send crafted requests to the AutoGPT server, leading to command execution. The issue is exacerbated by CORS being enabled for arbitrary origins by default, allowing the attacker to read the response of all cross-site queries. This vulnerability was addressed in version 5.1.

CWE(s)
CWE-352

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
AI Agent Protocols and Integrations
Risk Domain
Protocol-Specific Risks
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
AutoGPT is an open-source AI agent framework that uses LLMs for autonomous task execution, with vulnerabilities in its API endpoints and server configuration, fitting AI agent protocols and integrations.

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
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.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

The CSRF vulnerability in AutoGPT's API endpoint, combined with permissive CORS, enables attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely by tricking users into visiting malicious websites that forge requests to the local server.

MITRE ATLAS TechniquesAI

MITRE ATLAS techniques

AML.T0040.000AML.T0051.000: DirectAML.T0024.001: Invert AI ModelAML.T0048.000: Financial Harm

Affected Assets

agpt
autogpt classic
0.5.0

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.

AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
addresses: CWE-352

Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.

IA-11 Re-authentication
addresses: CWE-352

Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.

PM-14 Testing, Training, and Monitoring
addresses: CWE-352

Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-352

Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.

References