Server-side request forgery in PostHog
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
PostHog database_schema Server-Side Request Forgery Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PostHog. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the database_schema method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a URI prior to accessing resources. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-25358.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1522
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55cg-p3v8-2vr3
- 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
More Posthog vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01307 SQL injection in PostHog CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-09007 Server-side request forgery in PostHog CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-01308 Server-side request forgery in PostHog CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-00561 Open redirect vulnerability via endpoint authorize_and_redirect/?redirect= in posthog/posthog CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-25229 Authenticated PostHog users vulnerable to SSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-1522 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1522 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55cg-p3v8-2vr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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