Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privilege LibreChat user
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DeliveryEnumerate or identify target agent ID
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ExploitSend crafted POST to /api/files/images with victim agent's tool_resources reference
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check on image endpoint
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PersistInject attacker-controlled file into victim agent's context or execute_code
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ImpactManipulate agent behavior or downstream AI inputs
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session on the LibreChat instance (PR:L per CVSS vector - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible). The attacker must know or enumerate the target agent's ID, which may be discoverable through normal application use or API enumeration. The vulnerability is specific to the POST /api/files/images endpoint and only bypasses authorization on agent tool_resources writes; it does not affect confidentiality. Exploitation is limited to multi-user deployments where distinct users own separate agents - in single-user instances the impact is self-directed. No non-default configuration is required; the vulnerable endpoint is available in any standard LibreChat deployment prior to 0.8.4-rc1. |
| Impact | The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, score 6.5) accurately characterizes the attack: network-accessible with low complexity, requiring only an authenticated low-privilege account, no user interaction, impacting only integrity. No EPSS data was provided in the input; the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV and no public POC has been confirmed. Real-world risk is elevated in multi-tenant or shared LibreChat deployments where multiple users operate distinct agents - an authenticated attacker can corrupt or manipulate another user's agent context or code execution environment, potentially enabling downstream prompt injection or supply-chain-style manipulation of AI agent behavior. In single-user or tightly access-controlled deployments, practical risk is low. The absence of confidentiality impact limits blast radius but integrity manipulation of AI tool_resources can have non-obvious downstream consequences. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated LibreChat user with a standard account enumerates or guesses the agent ID of another user's agent, then issues a POST request to /api/files/images referencing that agent's tool_resources identifier. Because no authorization check validates ownership or EDIT rights on the image endpoint, the upload succeeds, injecting attacker-controlled content into the victim agent's context or execute_code environment. No public POC has been confirmed, but the attack requires only a valid session token and knowledge of a target agent ID. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 25, 2026
LibreChat's POST /api/files/images endpoint lacks the authorization check that was correctly applied to the POST /api/files route in a prior patch, allowing any authenticated user to upload files into arbitrary agents' tool_resources (including context and execute_code environments) without ownership or EDIT permission verification. All LibreChat deployments prior to 0.8.4-rc1 are affected across any multi-user configuration. No active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV), but the bypass is trivially exercisable by any valid session holder who knows a target agent ID.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to LibreChat 0.8.4-rc1 or later, which introduces the missing authorization check on the POST /api/files/images endpoint, bringing it to parity with the POST /api/files route. The vendor advisory is available at https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/security/advisories/GHSA-c55r-p24w-hcj5. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, operators can block or restrict access to the /api/files/images endpoint at the reverse proxy or API gateway layer, preventing unauthorized use of the vulnerable route; note this will disable image upload functionality for all users, including legitimate ones. Alternatively, restricting LibreChat access to a single trusted user or eliminating multi-user exposure reduces the attack surface, since exploitation requires one authenticated user targeting another user's agent.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
LibreChat (cpe:2.3:a:danny-avila:librechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a self-hosted multi-provider AI chat interface that exposes REST API endpoints for file management. Agents within LibreChat support tool_resources such as 'context' (RAG-style file context injection) and 'execute_code' (sandboxed code execution environments). The application exposes two upload routes: POST /api/files and POST /api/files/images. A prior security patch added ownership/permission enforcement to the former but not the latter, creating an exploitable inconsistency. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) - a classic incomplete fix pattern where a security control is applied to one code path but not all equivalent paths serving the same sensitive operation.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Network-accessible endpoint requires only an authenticated session (PR:L); no confidentiality or availability impact, integrity impact limited to agent tool_resources writes.
Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).
CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
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1DescriptionCVE.org
LibreChat is an enhanced ChatGPT clone that supports multiple AI providers. Prior to 0.8.4-rc1, the POST /api/files/images endpoint allows any authenticated user to upload files into any agent's tool_resources (e.g., context, execute_code) without verifying ownership or EDIT permission on the target agent. A permission check was added to the POST /api/files route in a previous patch, but the image upload route was never updated with the same check. An attacker can simply use the image endpoint instead of the file endpoint to bypass the authorization entirely. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.4-rc1.
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Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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