CVE-2025-3225

high

Description

An XML Entity Expansion vulnerability, also known as a 'billion laughs' attack, exists in the sitemap parser of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically affecting version v0.12.21. This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a malicious Sitemap XML, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory and potentially causing a system crash. The issue is resolved in version v0.12.29.

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/e33c0699-e9a2-49aa-837b-5363205637a2

https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/4f6ee062b19212106a2632af9c9521fc7f0a3584

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-07-07

Updated: 2025-07-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00043