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Litellm CVE-2024-2952

CRITICAL
Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements (CWE-76)
2024-04-10 security@huntr.dev
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · Vendor: huntr
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Special element neutralization
Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.
Patch available 1.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

BerriAI/litellm is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) via the /completions endpoint. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

pypi litellm fix: 1.34.42

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in pypi

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-76. BerriAI/litellm is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) via the /completions endpoint. The vulnerability arises from the hf_chat_template method processing the chat_template parameter from the tokenizer_config.json file through the Jinja template engine without proper sanitization. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious tokenizer_config.json files that execute arbitrary code on the server. Affected products include: Litellm.

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Severity by source

Vendor (huntr) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (huntr) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: huntr

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

BerriAI/litellm is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) via the /completions endpoint. The vulnerability arises from the hf_chat_template method processing the chat_template parameter from the tokenizer_config.json file through the Jinja template engine without proper sanitization. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious tokenizer_config.json files that execute arbitrary code on the server.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 34% exploitable
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity + public POC available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

70
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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CVE-2026-40217 HIGH POC
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CVE-2024-4888 HIGH POC
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CVE-2025-0330 HIGH POC
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CVE-2024-9606 HIGH POC
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CVE-2024-4889 HIGH POC
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berriai/litellm version 1.34.34 is vulnerable to improper access control in its team management functionality. Rated med

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