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HistoryMar 26, 2024 - 3:30 p.m.

LangChain's XMLOutputParser vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion

2024-03-2615:30:50
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langchain
xmloutputparser
xml vulnerabilities
llm
web-service
service availability
python
etree module

CVSS3

5.9

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0

Percentile

9.0%

The XMLOutputParser in LangChain uses the etree module from the XML parser in the standard python library which has some XML vulnerabilities; see: https://docs.python.org/3/library/xml.html

This primarily affects users that combine an LLM (or agent) with the XMLOutputParser and expose the component via an endpoint on a web-service.

This would allow a malicious party to attempt to manipulate the LLM to produce a malicious payload for the parser that would compromise the availability of the service.

A successful attack is predicated on:

  1. Usage of XMLOutputParser
  2. Passing of malicious input into the XMLOutputParser either directly or by trying to manipulate an LLM to do so on the users behalf
  3. Exposing the component via a web-service

CVSS3

5.9

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0

Percentile

9.0%

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