CVE-2024-9229
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 · uneditedA Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the file upload feature of stangirard/quivr v0.0.298 allows unauthenticated attackers to cause excessive resource consumption by appending characters to the end of a multipart boundary in an HTTP request. This leads to the server continuously processing each character, rendering the service unavailable and impacting all users.
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 Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the file upload feature of quivr v0.0.298. Unauthenticated attackers can trigger excessive resource consumption by appending additional characters to the multipart boundary in HTTP requests. The server enters a state where it continuously processes each character of the manipulated boundary, rendering the service unavailable.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify quivr installation and versionRun 'quivr --version' or check the Docker image tag/container label for version information. If running from source, check pyproject.toml or the version file.Affected if Version is exactly 0.0.298 (the only affected version listed)
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Confirm file upload feature is enabledCheck if the file upload API endpoint is accessible and not disabled in configuration. Look for upload-related routes in the application.Affected if File upload functionality is exposed and operational
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Verify network exposureCheck whether the quivr service is directly accessible from the network without authentication requirements. Review reverse proxy or firewall rules.Affected if Service is reachable from unauthenticated network paths (not behind auth proxy)
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Inspect for resource consumption patternsMonitor CPU and memory usage on the server hosting quivr during file upload requests. Check application logs for abnormally long processing times related to multipart parsing.Affected if Uploads cause sustained high CPU/memory or timeout patterns
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Review HTTP request handling logsExamine application logs and web server access logs for requests with unusually long or malformed multipart boundary headers.Affected if Logs show requests with oversized or manipulated boundary parameters
You are affected if running quivr version 0.0.298 with the file upload feature exposed to unauthenticated users.
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 dataImplement strict validation and length limits on multipart boundary parameters, and add timeout mechanisms for file upload processing to prevent indefinite processing loops.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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