Novu: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Chat Provider Webhook 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 · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Novu provides an API for sending notifications through multiple channels. Prior to 3.18.0, Novu accepts chat webhook URLs from subscriber credentials.webhookUrl, channel endpoint endpoint.url, event payload.webhookUrl, and event overrides.webhookUrl, then passes the selected endpoint.url through send-message-chat.usecase.ts to raw HTTP requests in the Slack, Discord, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, Grafana On-Call, Ryver, Rocket.Chat, GetStream, and Zulip providers. An authenticated user can supply an internal or otherwise restricted destination because these paths do not apply normalizeOutboundHttpUrl, assertSafeOutboundUrl, or the DNS-pinned safeOutboundJsonRequest protection used by the generic webhook providers. The Novu worker can consequently issue attacker-directed POST requests to internal network services and cause interactions or actions supported by those services. This issue is fixed in version 3.18.0.
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 novu (novuhq) Fixed in 3.18.0
- Fix · CNA api-service (@novu) Fixed in 3.18.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75511
References
More novuhq vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-52875 Novu: Stored XSS in In-App Inbox via notification redirect.url javascript: scheme CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-52880 Novu: Cross-Environment Integration Manipulation (IDOR) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences