Server-Side Request Forgery in Pentestify PDF export via unvalidated image URLs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Server-Side Request Forgery in the PDF export component in maalfer Pentestify before 1.1.0 allows authenticated users to cause outbound HTTP GET requests from the server to arbitrary attacker-chosen destinations via unvalidated URLs stored in the finding images field or the report client_logo field, which the server-side headless browser fetches while rendering the report.
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
- Fix · CNA Pentestify (ccyl13) Fixed in 1.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59231
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj83-6473-35pq
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-59231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pj83-6473-35pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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