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.

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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
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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'}


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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

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-73629

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