SSRF blocklist bypass in Kavita via upload-cbl-file endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Kavita from 0.9.0 through 0.9.1.4 contains a server-side request forgery flaw (CWE-918) in which an authenticated user can bypass the SSRF blocklist. A host that rebinds through DNS or redirects over HTTPS to internal addresses after validation lets the attacker probe internal ports and services blindly through the upload-cbl-file endpoint. The CVSS 4.0 vector requires low privileges and no user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Kavita 0.9.0 through 0.9.1.4 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated users to bypass the SSRF blocklist through DNS rebinding or HTTPS redirects. Attackers can submit a URL to POST /api/Cbl/upload-cbl-file whose host rebinds or redirects to internal addresses after validation, enabling blind internal port and service probing.
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
The sources list no fixed version for Kavita.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110223
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-r6xw-vr9q-6g8x
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 3
- https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/blob/879b8b73eb41d66f88dde8eb874cc99a3397eb11/Kavita.Server/Controllers/CBLController.cs#L82-L108
- https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/blob/879b8b73eb41d66f88dde8eb874cc99a3397eb11/Kavita.Common/Helpers/FlurlConfiguration.cs#L46-L89
- https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita
More Kareadita vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03662 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-26712 Path traversal in Kavita lets unauthenticated attackers read files CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-32661 Kavita: IDOR in /api/Download/* CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2022-03617 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-34790 Kavita: Pre-Auth Account Takeover CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-32660 Kavita: No authentication at /api/Reader/image CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-110223 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110223 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6xw-vr9q-6g8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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