CVE-2025-25194
Lemmy ActivityPub Federation SSRF
Description
Lemmy, a link aggregator and forum for the fediverse, is vulnerable to server-side request forgery via a dependency on activitypub_federation, a framework for ActivityPub federation in Rust. This vulnerability, which is present in versions 0.6.2 and prior of activitypub_federation and versions 0.19.8 and prior of Lemmy, allows a user to bypass any predefined hardcoded URL path or security anti-Localhost mechanism and perform an arbitrary GET request to any Host, Port and URL using a Webfinger Request. As of time of publication, a fix has not been made available.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 10, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 10, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.2
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CVE-2025-25194.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/security/advisories/GHSA-7723-35v7-qcxw |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Lemmy, a link aggregator and forum for the fediverse, is vulnerable to server-side request forgery via a dependency on activitypub_federation, a framework for ActivityPub federation in Rust. This vulnerability, which is present in versions 0.6.2 and prior of activitypub_federation and versions 0.19.8 and prior of Lemmy, allows a user to bypass any predefined hardcoded URL path or security anti-Localhost mechanism and perform an arbitrary GET request to any Host, Port and URL using a Webfinger Request. As of time of publication, a fix has not been made available. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-918 Added Reference https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/security/advisories/GHSA-7723-35v7-qcxw
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-25194 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-25194
weaknesses.