CSRF in danswer-ai/danswer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in version v1.4.1 of danswer-ai/danswer allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions in the context of the victim's browser. This includes connecting the victim's application with a malicious Slack Bot, inviting users, and deleting chats, among other actions. The application does not implement any CSRF protection, making it susceptible to these attacks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| danswer-ai | danswer-ai/danswer | up to latest | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- danswer-ai/danswer Vendordanswer-ai Affected up to latest Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8065
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f64v-mwpx-gv6x
References
More danswer-ai vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-21753 Unauthorized access to GET/SET of Slack Bot Tokens in Danswer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07378 Arbitrary File Overwrite in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-00141 Denial of Service in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-07442 Denial of Service in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-07212 ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-07246 CORS Misconfiguration in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-8065 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8065 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f64v-mwpx-gv6x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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