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Privilege Escalation via Improper Input Validation in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In mintplex-labs/anything-llm, an improper input validation vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges by deactivating 'Multi-User Mode'. By sending a specially crafted curl request with the 'multi_user_mode' parameter set to false, an attacker can deactivate 'Multi-User Mode'. This action permits the creation of a new admin user without requiring a password, leading to unauthorized administrative access.

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CVEs
CVE-2024-3101
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2 Nov 2026, 15:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Privilege Escalation via Improper Input Validation in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Apr 2024, 17:08 UTC

In mintplex-labs/anything-llm, an improper input validation vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges by deactivating 'Multi-User Mode'. By sending a specially crafted curl request with the 'multi_user_mode' parameter set to false, an attacker can deactivate 'Multi-User Mode'. This action permits the creation of a new admin user without requiring a password, leading to unauthorized administrative access.

osv:CVE-2024-3101
Complete source record
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