Meta Ads MCP: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in `upload_ad_image` via Unrestricted `image_url` Fetch
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Meta Ads MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants run Meta Ads. Prior to version 1.0.115, the upload_ad_image tool in meta_ads_mcp/core/ads.py passes an attacker-controlled image_url to try_multiple_download_methods() in meta_ads_mcp/core/utils.py, where httpx.AsyncClient uses follow_redirects=True and performs HTTP requests without validating the scheme, host, or resolved IP address. In a streamable-http deployment, a network caller can use any non-empty authorization value because Meta credential validation occurs after the image download, then direct the server to loopback services, private-network addresses, cloud metadata endpoints, or redirect-chained internal targets. The resulting server-side request forgery can expose internal data, invoke state-changing internal services, or disrupt reachable services. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.115.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pipeboard-co | meta-ads-mcp | before 1.0.115 | 1.0.115 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | meta-ads-mcp (PyPI) | before 1.0.115 | 1.0.115 | Patch available | GHSA-45gf-fjxp-cjpq |
- meta-ads-mcp Vendorpipeboard-co Affected before 1.0.115 Fixed in 1.0.115 Patch available CNA
- meta-ads-mcp (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.115 Fixed in 1.0.115 Patch available GHSA-45gf-fjxp-cjpq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA meta-ads-mcp (pipeboard-co) Fixed in 1.0.115
- Fix · GHSA-45gf-fjxp-cjpq meta-ads-mcp (PyPI) Fixed in 1.0.115 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54549
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45gf-fjxp-cjpq
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/pipeboard-co/meta-ads-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-45gf-fjxp-cjpq
- https://github.com/pipeboard-co/meta-ads-mcp/pull/138
- https://github.com/pipeboard-co/meta-ads-mcp/commit/7d9926336bbdac6285a988d043c4ccfe126c94c5
- https://github.com/pipeboard-co/meta-ads-mcp/releases/tag/1.0.115
- https://github.com/pipeboard-co/meta-ads-mcp
More pipeboard-co vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35482 Meta Ads MCP: Unauthenticated HTTP MCP Tool Execution Leaks Operator Meta Access Token CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-39386 Meta Ads MCP: X-Pipeboard-Token Header Auth Bypass Reuses Operator Meta Token CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-54549 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54549 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45gf-fjxp-cjpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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