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CVE-2024-5710
Vulnerability in litellm (CVE-2024-5710)
Summary
vulnerability in litellm (CVE-2024-5710). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.40.15` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-5710** has been found in litellm.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade litellm to **1.40.15** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "litellm CVE-2024-5710" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-5710 (litellm) — CWE-284 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: `1.40.15` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-284) exists in litellm.
📍 Affected scope
litellm — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.40.15**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'litellm' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'litellm' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `litellm` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade litellm to 1.40.15ステージング環境で 1.40.15 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
litellm
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References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5710
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqcv-vg9f-5rr3
- package https://github.com/berriai/litellm
- package https://pypi.org/project/litellm
- web https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/da3ae00bd68f451ed8ddf0bc0a9fd34bde5554d6
- web https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/224148d6133ee50801cb129cbd21ccc213992e25/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py#L1020
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