MLflow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

Description

In mlflow/mlflow version 2.17.2, the /graphql endpoint is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can create large batches of queries that repeatedly request all runs from a given experiment. This can tie up all the workers allocated by MLFlow, rendering the application unable to respond to other requests. This vulnerability is due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
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Published (advisory)
2025-03-20 12:32:52 UTC
Updated
2025-10-15 16:11:20 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-03-21 23:50:45 UTC
NVD published
2025-03-20

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.14% 33.46%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
5.9 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-410 Insufficient Resource Pool

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
pip mlflow <= 2.17.2

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence