CVE-2024-43396 json
Khoj Vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting In Automate (Preview feature)
published 2024-08-20 2 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-2558 , GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h , PYSEC-2026-1492
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS. The q parameter for the /api/automation endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.
Patch / fix
- pypi khoj 1.15.0
- khoj khoj 1.15.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | khoj | <1.15.0 |
1.15.0 |
Affected products
- khoj-ai khoj
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812
web, patch
-
github.com
/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626
web, patch
-
github.com
/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43396
advisory
-
github.com
/khoj-ai/khoj
package
-
pypi.org
/project/khoj
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-43396
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h
- NVD CVE-2024-43396
- OSV PYSEC-2026-1492
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.