Description
Serendipity before 2.6.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the serendipity_url_allowed() filter that fails to block hex-encoded IPv4 addresses, IPv6 literals, and link-local ranges. Authenticated users with adminImagesAdd permission can bypass the filter using alternate address formats to request internal services and retrieve response bodies through the public uploads directory.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Serendipity before 2.6.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the serendipity_url_allowed() filter that fails to block hex-encoded IPv4 addresses, IPv6 literals, and link-local ranges. Authenticated users with adminImagesAdd permission can bypass the filter using alternate address formats to request internal services and retrieve response bodies through the public uploads directory.
Title Serendipity before 2.6.0 SSRF via hex IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
First Time appeared S9y
S9y serendipity
Weaknesses CWE-918
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products S9y
S9y serendipity
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T11:28:27.670Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T11:17:25.161Z

Link: CVE-2026-73629

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T12:17:28.330

Modified: 2026-08-13T12:17:28.330

Link: CVE-2026-73629

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T13:00:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)