CVE-2026-46556

FlaskBB: SSRF in get_image_info() via unrestricted avatar URL

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Jul 21, 2026
Updated
Jul 22, 2026
Reserved
May 14, 2026

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Description

FlaskBB is a Forum Software written in Python using the micro framework Flask. Prior to version 2.2.1, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in get_image_info() allows any authenticated user to force the server to send HTTP requests to arbitrary internal endpoints, including cloud metadata services. This is a blind SSRF with confirmed internal port scanning and internal API triggering capabilities. Version 2.2.1 patches the issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
flaskbbflaskbb
  • < 2.2.1Affected

References

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