CWE-918
AllowedServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
4710 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4G5W-3WHP-5G88
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-24 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Ankur Vishwakarma WP AVCL Automation Helper (formerly WPFlyLeads) allows Server Side Request Forgery. This issue affects WP AVCL Automation Helper (formerly WPFlyLeads): from n/a through 3.4.
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"details": "Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Ankur Vishwakarma WP AVCL Automation Helper (formerly WPFlyLeads) allows Server Side Request Forgery. This issue affects WP AVCL Automation Helper (formerly WPFlyLeads): from n/a through 3.4.",
"id": "GHSA-4g5w-3whp-5g88",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:59Z",
"published": "2025-04-24T18:31:08Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46531"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woozap/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-avcl-automation-helper-formerly-wpflyleads-3-4-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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GHSA-4G6X-74C2-RFR9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-30 21:30 – Updated: 2025-12-30 21:30A vulnerability was determined in FeehiCMS up to 2.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file frontend/web/timthumb.php of the component TimThumb. Executing manipulation of the argument src can lead to server-side request forgery. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"details": "A vulnerability was determined in FeehiCMS up to 2.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file frontend/web/timthumb.php of the component TimThumb. Executing manipulation of the argument src can lead to server-side request forgery. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-4g6x-74c2-rfr9",
"modified": "2025-12-30T21:30:32Z",
"published": "2025-12-30T21:30:32Z",
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.338663"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.338663"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.718278"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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GHSA-4GG8-4J5V-PVFM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-18 18:30 – Updated: 2025-08-18 18:30ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could lead to limited file system read. A high-privilege authenticated attacker can force the application to make arbitrary requests via injection of arbitrary URLs. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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"details": "ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could lead to limited file system read. A high-privilege authenticated attacker can force the application to make arbitrary requests via injection of arbitrary URLs. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
"id": "GHSA-4gg8-4j5v-pvfm",
"modified": "2025-08-18T18:30:35Z",
"published": "2025-08-18T18:30:35Z",
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"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-52.html"
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GHSA-4GGG-H7PH-26QR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-08 19:53 – Updated: 2026-04-09 19:05Impact
An authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery in n8n-mcp allows a caller holding a valid AUTH_TOKEN to cause the server to issue HTTP requests to arbitrary URLs supplied through multi-tenant HTTP headers. Response bodies are reflected back through JSON-RPC, so an attacker can read the contents of any URL the server can reach — including cloud instance metadata endpoints (AWS IMDS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, Oracle), internal network services, and any other host the server process has network access to.
The primary at-risk deployments are multi-tenant HTTP installations where more than one operator can present a valid AUTH_TOKEN, or where a token is shared with less-trusted clients. Single-tenant stdio deployments and HTTP deployments without multi-tenant headers are not affected.
Affected versions
n8n-mcp ≤ 2.47.3 (all versions up to and including 2.47.3).
Patched versions
n8n-mcp 2.47.4 and later.
Workarounds
If you cannot immediately upgrade:
1. Egress filtering at the network layer — block outbound traffic from the n8n-mcp container to RFC1918 ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16), link-local 169.254.0.0/16, and any other internal ranges. This defends against any future SSRF-class issue and is recommended even after upgrading.
2. Disable multi-tenant headers — if your deployment does not require per-request instance switching, unset ENABLE_MULTI_TENANT and do not accept x-n8n-url / x-n8n-key headers at the reverse proxy.
3. Restrict AUTH_TOKEN distribution — ensure the bearer token is only held by fully trusted operators until you can upgrade.
Remediation
Upgrade to n8n-mcp 2.47.4 or later. No configuration changes are required; the fix adds validation at the URL entry points and normalizes URLs at the API client layer.
Credits
Reported by the Eresus Security Research Team. @ibrahmsql
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"details": "## Impact\nAn authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery in `n8n-mcp` allows a caller holding a valid `AUTH_TOKEN` to cause the server to issue HTTP requests to arbitrary URLs supplied through multi-tenant HTTP headers. Response bodies are reflected back through JSON-RPC, so an attacker can read the contents of any URL the server can reach \u2014 including cloud instance metadata endpoints (AWS IMDS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, Oracle), internal network services, and any other host the server process has network access to.\n\nThe primary at-risk deployments are multi-tenant HTTP installations where more than one operator can present a valid `AUTH_TOKEN`, or where a token is shared with less-trusted clients. Single-tenant stdio deployments and HTTP deployments without multi-tenant headers are not affected.\n\n## Affected versions\n`n8n-mcp` \u2264 `2.47.3` (all versions up to and including 2.47.3).\n\n## Patched versions\n`n8n-mcp` `2.47.4` and later.\n\n## Workarounds\nIf you cannot immediately upgrade:\n1. **Egress filtering at the network layer** \u2014 block outbound traffic from the `n8n-mcp` container to RFC1918 ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16), link-local `169.254.0.0/16`, and any other internal ranges. This defends against any future SSRF-class issue and is recommended even after upgrading.\n2. **Disable multi-tenant headers** \u2014 if your deployment does not require per-request instance switching, unset `ENABLE_MULTI_TENANT` and do not accept `x-n8n-url` / `x-n8n-key` headers at the reverse proxy.\n3. **Restrict `AUTH_TOKEN` distribution** \u2014 ensure the bearer token is only held by fully trusted operators until you can upgrade.\n\n## Remediation\nUpgrade to `n8n-mcp` 2.47.4 or later. No configuration changes are required; the fix adds validation at the URL entry points and normalizes URLs at the API client layer.\n\n## Credits\nReported by the Eresus Security Research Team. @ibrahmsql",
"id": "GHSA-4ggg-h7ph-26qr",
"modified": "2026-04-09T19:05:56Z",
"published": "2026-04-08T19:53:48Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-4ggg-h7ph-26qr"
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"url": "https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/commit/d9d847f230923d96e0857ccecf3a4dedcc9b0096"
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"summary": "n8n-mcp has authenticated SSRF via instance-URL header in multi-tenant HTTP mode"
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GHSA-4GM2-R6XM-JQXH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:01 – Updated: 2024-03-14 21:30The Fusion Builder WordPress plugin before 3.6.2, used in the Avada theme, does not validate a parameter in its forms which could be used to initiate arbitrary HTTP requests. The data returned is then reflected back in the application's response. This could be used to interact with hosts on the server's local network bypassing firewalls and access control measures.
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"details": "The Fusion Builder WordPress plugin before 3.6.2, used in the Avada theme, does not validate a parameter in its forms which could be used to initiate arbitrary HTTP requests. The data returned is then reflected back in the application\u0027s response. This could be used to interact with hosts on the server\u0027s local network bypassing firewalls and access control measures.",
"id": "GHSA-4gm2-r6xm-jqxh",
"modified": "2024-03-14T21:30:50Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:01:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1386"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://theme-fusion.com/version-7-6-2-security-update"
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"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf7034ab-24c4-461f-a709-3f73988b536b"
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"url": "https://www.rootshellsecurity.net/rootshell-discovered-a-critical-vulnerability-in-top-wordpress-theme"
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GHSA-4GM2-V7J4-74P8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:05 – Updated: 2026-02-18 18:30When requests to the internal network for webhooks are enabled, a server-side request forgery vulnerability in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.5 was possible to exploit for an unauthenticated attacker even on a GitLab instance where registration is disabled
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"details": "When requests to the internal network for webhooks are enabled, a server-side request forgery vulnerability in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.5 was possible to exploit for an unauthenticated attacker even on a GitLab instance where registration is disabled",
"id": "GHSA-4gm2-v7j4-74p8",
"modified": "2026-02-18T18:30:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:05:05Z",
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"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1059596"
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"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/294178"
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GHSA-4GP8-RJRQ-CH6Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-05 20:13 – Updated: 2026-05-13 14:20Impact
The library did not check for IPv6 loopback attacks. There was also a DNS attack, where an address could be resolved into an internal IP. This could cause internal data leaks.
Patches
Problem has been patched in version 4.0.1. However, it cannot be completely solved by the package alone. The regex used for validation has been tightened for IPv6 addresses.
The DNS resolving, however, is more difficult. The regex has been tightened to prohibit .internal, .local, .nip.io and .sslip.io addresses, however there can be other services not on the list, therefore it is imperative that users use the resolveDNSHost option to do DNS resolution before fetching content. To that regard a (scary) error message has been added when the option is not set.
Workarounds
Users can do their own validation before fetching content.
Reported by https://github.com/Andrew-most-likely
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"id": "GHSA-4gp8-rjrq-ch6q",
"modified": "2026-05-13T14:20:09Z",
"published": "2026-05-05T20:13:02Z",
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GHSA-4GWR-3V6M-22JJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:40 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:40JetBrains TeamCity Plugin before 2020.2.85695 SSRF. Vulnerability that could potentially expose user credentials.
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"id": "GHSA-4gwr-3v6m-22jj",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:40:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:40:49Z",
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GHSA-4HHQ-38M9-MGG7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-29 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-29 18:31MoviePilot v2 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the image proxy endpoint that allows authenticated attackers to request arbitrary URLs by supplying a resource_token cookie and a URL whose domain matches the assembled allowlist. Attackers can bypass internal network protections because the SecurityUtils.is_safe_url function performs only domain-membership checking without blocking private, loopback, or link-local addresses, enabling enumeration of internal services such as Jellyfin, Emby, or Plex and exfiltration of data from internal network resources.
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"id": "GHSA-4hhq-38m9-mgg7",
"modified": "2026-05-29T18:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-05-29T18:31:35Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jxxghp/MoviePilot/issues/5823"
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"url": "https://github.com/jxxghp/MoviePilot/commit/0b7854a0af8751160b68c43c46ded48d2bd8a212"
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"url": "https://github.com/jxxghp/MoviePilot/releases/tag/v2.13.2"
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"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moviepilot-v2-ssrf-via-api-v1-system-img-proxy-endpoint"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-4HJQ-9XXM-GCG6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:51 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:51An SSRF issue was discovered in tecrail Responsive FileManager 9.13.4 via the upload.php url parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-15495.
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-31T05:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An SSRF issue was discovered in tecrail Responsive FileManager 9.13.4 via the upload.php url parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-15495.",
"id": "GHSA-4hjq-9xxm-gcg6",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:51:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:51:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18867"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/trippo/ResponsiveFilemanager/issues/506"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
No mitigation information available for this CWE.
CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery
An adversary exploits improper input validation by submitting maliciously crafted input to a target application running on a server, with the goal of forcing the server to make a request either to itself, to web services running in the server’s internal network, or to external third parties. If successful, the adversary’s request will be made with the server’s privilege level, bypassing its authentication controls. This ultimately allows the adversary to access sensitive data, execute commands on the server’s network, and make external requests with the stolen identity of the server. Server Side Request Forgery attacks differ from Cross Site Request Forgery attacks in that they target the server itself, whereas CSRF attacks exploit an insecure user authentication mechanism to perform unauthorized actions on the user's behalf.