CVE-2025-57814
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-25
Last updated on: 2025-08-26
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| azu | request-filtering-agent | 1.1.2 |
| azu | request-filtering-agent | 2.0.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-918 | 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. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability exists in the request-filtering-agent library versions 1.x.x and earlier, where HTTPS requests to the localhost IP address 127.0.0.1 bypass the IP address filtering mechanism. While HTTP requests to this address are blocked correctly, HTTPS requests are not, allowing attackers to potentially access internal HTTPS services running on localhost. This bypasses the library's Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) protection, especially dangerous when applications accept user-controlled URLs and rely only on network-level restrictions to protect internal services.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers to access internal HTTPS services running on localhost that are supposed to be protected by IP filtering. If your application accepts user-controlled URLs, attackers could exploit this flaw to bypass SSRF protections and interact with internal services that are not intended to be exposed externally, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Upgrade request-filtering-agent to version 2.0.0 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability that allows HTTPS requests to 127.0.0.1 to bypass IP address filtering.