GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V

PraisonAI: IMAP Command Injection via Unsanitized Email Search Parameters

An attacker who can craft prompts that cause an LLM agent to call search_emails with injection payloads can:

• Terminate IMAP connections (denial of service)
• Inject arbitrary IMAP commands, including LIST (enumerate folders), SELECT (switch folders), FETCH (read emails from other mailboxes), STORE (modify flags), COPY/MOVE (move emails), DELETE/EXPUNGE (permanently delete emails)
• Exfiltrate email contents from folders the user did not intend to expose to the agent
• Permanently delete emails via injected DELETE + EXPUNGE commands

The attack requires the IMAP backend to be configured (EMAIL_ADDRESS + EMAIL_PASSWORD env vars), which is a documented and common deployment for email-capable agents.

The application does not adequately validate input before processing it, allowing unexpected values to reach sensitive code paths. Typical impact: varies by context: data corruption, logic bypass, or denial of service.

GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.6.59); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Kodem intelligence

1. What is GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V? GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V is a high-severity improper input validation vulnerability in praisonaiagents (pip), affecting versions <= 1.6.48. It is fixed in 1.6.59. The application does not adequately validate input before processing it, allowing unexpected values to reach sensitive code paths.
2. How severe is GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V? GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which versions of praisonaiagents are affected by GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V? praisonaiagents (pip) versions <= 1.6.48 is affected.
4. Is there a fix for GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V? Yes. GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V is fixed in 1.6.59. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix GHSA-C969-5X3P-VQ3V? Upgrade praisonaiagents to 1.6.59 or later.