CVE-2024-45849
Published: 12 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-45849 is a high-severity Eval Injection (CWE-95) vulnerability in Mindsdb Mindsdb. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Python (T1059.006); ranked in the top 31.4% 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 Other Platforms; in the Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: AI Supply Chain Compromise (AML.T0010), Exfiltration via AI Inference API (AML.T0024), External Harms (AML.T0048).
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-0107
Vulnerability details
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in versions 23.10.5.0 up to 24.7.4.1 of the MindsDB platform, when the Microsoft SharePoint integration is installed on the server. For databases created with the SharePoint engine, an ‘INSERT’ query can be used for…
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list creation. If such a query is specially crafted to contain Python code and is run against the database, the code will be passed to an eval function and executed on the server.
- CWE(s)
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- AI Category
- Other Platforms
- Risk Domain
- Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- MindsDB is an AI data platform for automating machine learning workflows, integrating various data sources including vector databases and SharePoint for AI/ML pipelines. The vulnerability affects its SharePoint integration handler, enabling RCE via eval injection during database operations in an AI context.
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Authenticated attackers can exploit eval injection in crafted INSERT/SELECT/UPDATE queries to integrations (SharePoint, Weaviate, ChromaDB, vector DBs) for arbitrary Python code execution (T1059.006), enabling privilege escalation (T1068).
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MITRE ATLAS techniques
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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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.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.