CVE-2024-1455

MEDIUM

Langchain < 0.1.35 - XML Entity Expansion

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the langchain-ai/langchain repository allows for a Billion Laughs Attack, a type of XML External Entity (XXE) exploitation. By nesting multiple layers of entities within an XML document, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume excessive CPU and memory resources, leading to a denial of service (DoS).

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-776
Status published
Products (2)
langchain/langchain 0.1.4 - 0.1.35
pypi/langchain-core 0 - 0.1.35PyPI
Published Mar 26, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026