CVE-2025-45691

An Arbitrary File Read vulnerability exists in the ImageTextPromptValue class in Exploding Gradients RAGAS v0.2.3 to v0.2.14. The vulnerability stems from improper validation and sanitization of URLs supplied in the retrieved_contexts parameter when handling multimodal inputs.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://adithyanak.com/ragas-v0214-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/explodinggradients/ragas/blob/e97886ac976465efb60e5949c5d69baf30cc811d/src/ragas/prompt/multi_modal_prompt.py#L202	Product
https://github.com/explodinggradients/ragas/pull/1559	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/vibrantlabsai/ragas/pull/1991	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-45691
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444875
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-45691.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vibrantlabsai:ragas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-05 19:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 02:17

NVD link : CVE-2025-45691

Mitre link : CVE-2025-45691

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-45691

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vibrantlabsai

ragas

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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