Server-side request forgery in Sigma File Manager extension downloads
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- 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
Sigma File Manager through 2.2.0 contains a server-side request forgery flaw (CWE-918) because validate_remote_url() never checks resolved IP addresses for extension download commands. A malicious extension or catalog entry can use hostnames that resolve to loopback, private or cloud metadata addresses to read internal responses through files written to the extension directory.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Sigma File Manager through 2.2.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability because validate_remote_url() in security.rs never checks resolved IP addresses for extension download commands. A malicious extension or catalog entry can use hostnames resolving to loopback, private, or cloud metadata addresses to read internal responses via files written to the extension directory.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aleksey-hoffman | Sigma File Manager | up to 2.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sigma File Manager Vendoraleksey-hoffman Affected up to 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for Sigma File Manager.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111936
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-37hh-79v8-v8vr
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-111936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37hh-79v8-v8vr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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