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TI-2023-11948 Aliases CVE-2023-27159GHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8

Appwrite up to v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via…

Priority HIGH 72CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Appwrite up to v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /v1/avatars/favicon. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted GET request.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.36419 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—appwrite/server-ce (Packagist)up to 1.2.1—No fix listedGHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • appwrite/server-ce (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:appwrite:appwrite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.1Vulnerableappwrite
  • cpe:2.3:a:appwrite:appwrite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·appwrite

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27159
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2022-09061 The ACME-challenge endpoint in Appwrite 0.5.0 through 0.12.x before 0.12.2 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-06180 Prototype pollution in litespeed.js CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-00984 Server-side request forgery in Appwrite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-02705 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in appwrite/appwrite CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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