A security flaw has been discovered in vibrantlabsai RAGAS up to 0.4.3. The affected element is the function _try_process_local_file/_try_process_url of the file src/ragas/metrics/collections/multi_modal_faithfulness/util.py of the component Collections Module. Performing a manipulation of the argument retrieved_contexts results in server-side request forgery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The security patch for CVE-2025-45691 was applied to a different module only. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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.