Denial of Service Vulnerability in Gradio by Gradio-App
CVE-2024-8966

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gradio-app

Status
Gradio-app/gradio
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2025

What is CVE-2024-8966?

A vulnerability exists in Gradio's file upload mechanism that can be exploited to mount a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can manipulate the multipart boundary by appending an excessive number of characters, leading to continuous processing by the system. This behavior generates persistent warnings and can lead to significant service disruption, making Gradio unavailable for users and creating extended downtime for services relying on this application.

Affected Version(s)

gradio-app/gradio <= unspecified

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/7b5932bb-58d1-4e71-b85c-43dc40...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2024-8966 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Gradio by Gradio-App