Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A02:2025 - Security Misconfiguration
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration CORS policy restriction
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 15, 2026
Cross-origin data theft in LightRAG server versions prior to 1.5.4 allows any malicious website to make authenticated, credentialed API calls on behalf of a logged-in victim because the server ships with CORS_ORIGINS=* paired with allow_credentials=True. When an authenticated LightRAG user browses to an attacker-controlled page, that page can silently read documents and knowledge-graph data or issue destructive requests such as deleting the entire document store. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not in CISA KEV, but the fix is confirmed released in version 1.5.4.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 2 packages in pypi, euvd
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Prior to 1.5.4, the server defaults to CORS_ORIGINS=* combined with allow_credentials=True in lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py, causing Starlette CORSMiddleware to effectively whitelist every origin for credentialed cross-origin requests. Any malicious website visited by an authenticated LightRAG user can silently make authenticated API requests, exfiltrating documents and knowledge graph data or performing destructive actions such as deleting the document store. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.4.
Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 3 pypi packages depend on lightrag-hku (1 direct, 2 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.5.4.
Executive ViewAI
LightRAG server versions before 1.5.4 contain a critical vulnerability allowing attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions and steal or destroy sensitive knowledge-base data when victims visit malicious websites. Any employee using LightRAG is exposed without immediate patching, creating material risk to organizational data security and business continuity.
Within 24 hours, audit all LightRAG deployments to identify instances running versions prior to 1.5.4 and assess data criticality. Within 7 days, deploy the vendor patch to version 1.5.4 across all systems, prioritizing production instances first, or if upgrading immediately is not feasible, restrict access via network controls and disable cross-domain requests at the application layer. Within 30 days, confirm patch deployment across all systems, review access logs for evidence of exploitation, and verify no instances remain pre-1.5.4.
Apply vendor patch to version 1.5.4.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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