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TI-2025-02824 Aliases CVE-2025-3225GHSA-w42r-mrx7-c633

XML Entity Expansion vulnerability in run-llama/llama_index

Priority HIGH 72CWE-776Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

An XML Entity Expansion vulnerability, also known as a 'billion laughs' attack, exists in the sitemap parser of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically affecting version v0.12.21. This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a malicious Sitemap XML, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory and potentially causing a system crash. The issue is resolved in version v0.12.29.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00478 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial run-llama/llama_index (run-llama): v0.12.29llama-index-readers-papers (PyPI): 0.3.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
run-llamarun-llama/llama_indexbefore v0.12.29v0.12.29Patch availableCNA
—llama-index-readers-papers (PyPI)before 0.3.20.3.2Patch availableGHSA-w42r-mrx7-c633
  • run-llama/llama_index Vendorrun-llama Affected before v0.12.29 Fixed in v0.12.29 Patch available CNA
  • llama-index-readers-papers (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.2 Fixed in 0.3.2 Patch available GHSA-w42r-mrx7-c633

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:llamaindex:llamaindex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.21 to before 0.12.29Vulnerablerun-llama
  • cpe:2.3:a:llamaindex:llamaindex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.21 to before 0.12.29 Vulnerable ·run-llama

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA run-llama/llama_index (run-llama) Fixed in v0.12.29
  • Fix · GHSA-w42r-mrx7-c633 llama-index-readers-papers (PyPI) Fixed in 0.3.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3225
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w42r-mrx7-c633

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-01545 SQL Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-01507 SQL Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-11960 SQL Injection to RCE in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-11094 SQL Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03068 Command Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-15754 LlamaIndex (aka llama_index) through 0.9.34 allows SQL injection via the Text-to-SQL… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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