Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting llama-index-core package, versions [,0.12.38)
Threat Intelligence
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- published1 Sept 2025
- disclosed25 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 25 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-5302 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade llama-index-core to version 0.12.38 or higher.
Overview
llama-index-core is an Interface between LLMs and your data
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion via the JSONReader component. An attacker can cause excessive resource consumption and crash the process by submitting deeply nested JSON files.