CVE-2024-55241
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue in deep-diver LLM-As-Chatbot before commit 99c2c03 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the modelsbyom.py component.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA remote code execution vulnerability exists in the modelsbyom.py component of the deep-diver LLM-As-Chatbot application. Attackers can execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious input to this component, which handles model operations (likely Bring Your Own Model functionality). The vulnerability is exploitable without authentication given its remote attack vector.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm deep-diver LLM-As-Chatbot installationLocate the application by searching for the modelsbyom.py file or checking for the 'deep-diver' or 'LLM-As-Chatbot' directory in your environmentAffected if The application directory and modelsbyom.py file are present on the system
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Identify the installed version or commitIf using git, run 'git log' or 'git rev-parse HEAD' in the application repository to determine the current commit hashAffected if The commit hash is earlier than 99c2c03 or cannot be determined (meaning it predates the fix)
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Check if the vulnerable component is loadedExamine your application startup logs or configuration to see if modelsbyom.py is imported or initialized as part of the chatbot functionalityAffected if modelsbyom.py is loaded and active in the running application
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Determine network exposure of the chatbot interfaceReview your firewall rules, reverse proxy configuration, or network ACLs to check if the chatbot HTTP endpoint is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The chatbot interface is exposed to the internet or untrusted internal networks without authentication barriers
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Inspect runtime configuration for BYOM settingsCheck application configuration files or environment variables for 'bring-your-own-model' (BYOM) settings that enable the modelsbyom.py functionalityAffected if BYOM features are enabled and the configuration allows arbitrary model loading
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Review access logs for suspicious input patternsExamine HTTP access logs for the chatbot endpoint for unusual parameters or payloads that might indicate exploitation attempts, such as serialized objects or code-like stringsAffected if Unexpected payloads matching deserialization or code injection patterns are present in recent logs
A user is affected if deep-diver LLM-As-Chatbot with modelsbyom.py is running and the installed version predates commit 99c2c03 or the chatbot interface is exposed to untrusted networks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the version after commit 99c2c03 which contains the security fix. Until then, restrict network access to the chatbot service and implement input validation on all model-related endpoints.
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