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TI-2026-83341 Aliases CVE-2026-55598

Server-side request forgery in PinePods via podcast enclosure URLs

Priority HIGH 72CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

PinePods before 0.9.0 does not validate the destination of podcast episode URLs. An authenticated user who subscribes to a crafted RSS feed can make the server send requests to arbitrary hosts, which is a server-side request forgery (CWE-918). Because the server saves the responses of downloaded episodes, a low-privilege user can read responses from loopback, private-network and cloud metadata services, which may expose internal services and credentials.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. Prior to 0.9.0, an authenticated user can subscribe to an attacker-controlled RSS feed through `POST /api/data/add_podcast` in `rust-api/src/handlers/podcasts.rs`. `get_podcast_values` and `add_episodes` in `rust-api/src/database.rs` parse the feed with `feed-rs` and store the `<enclosure url>` verbatim in `Episodes.episodeurl` without destination host/IP validation. `POST /api/data/download_podcast` invokes `spawn_download_podcast_episode` and `download_episode_and_wait()` in `rust-api/src/services/tasks.rs`, which sends a `reqwest` GET to the stored URL and saves and records the response in `DownloadedEpisodes` for later retrieval. The `estimate_duration_from_audio_url_async()` path in `rust-api/src/database.rs` also sends an unvalidated HEAD during feed add/refresh. Default redirect following permits an initially external enclosure URL to redirect to an internal target. A low-privilege user can make server-side GET/HEAD requests to reachable loopback, private-network and cloud metadata services and read downloaded internal responses, enabling internal-service enumeration, confidential-data disclosure and possible metadata credential theft. Episode downloading requires server downloads to be enabled, which is the default; self-service signup is supported. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PinePods (madeofpendletonwool): 0.9.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
madeofpendletonwoolPinePodsbefore 0.9.00.9.0Patch availableCNA

Remediation

Update PinePods to version 0.9.0, which fixes this issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA PinePods (madeofpendletonwool) Fixed in 0.9.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55598
  2. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH

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