Blind SSRF via unchecked WebFinger address parsing
Published Aug 1, 2025 · Updated Aug 1, 2025
SSRF in Silverbucket webfinger.js 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to make server-side GET requests to internal services. The lookup function treats everything after the first @ as the host, fails to reject loopback or private addresses, and embeds attacker-controlled path and port text into the request URL. Exploitation requires a server-side application to pass an attacker-controlled address to lookup; responses remain blind, but known internal GET endpoints become reachable.
Summary
What happened
SSRF in Silverbucket webfinger.js 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to make server-side GET requests to internal services. The lookup function treats everything after the first @ as the host, fails to reject loopback or private addresses, and embeds attacker-controlled path and port text into the request URL. Exploitation requires a server-side application to pass an attacker-controlled address to lookup; responses remain blind, but known internal GET endpoints become reachable.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-54590
- Published
- Aug 1, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2025
- Vendor
- Silverbucket
- Product
- webfinger.js
- Classifications
- CWE-918, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.8.1
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