CVE-2025-45691 (GCVE-0-2025-45691)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-03-06 09:34
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
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