CVE-2024-0436 — Theoretically, it would be possible for an attacker to brute-force the password

Theoretically, it would be possible for an attacker to brute-force the password for an instance in single-user password protection mode via a timing attack given the linear nature of the `!==` used for comparison.

01What is this vulnerability?

Theoretically, it would be possible for an attacker to brute-force the password for an instance in single-user password protection mode via a timing attack given the linear nature of the `!==` used for comparison.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
mintplex-labs	mintplex	labs/anything-llm — unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-02-25T16:25:11.963Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-27T10:44:21.296Z

09References

• huntr.com — https://huntr.com/bounties/3e73cb96-c038-46a1-81b7-4d2215b36268
• github.com — https://github.com/mintplex-labs/anything-llm/commit/3c859ba3038121b67fb98e87dc5…