Matrix Media Repo (MMR) allows Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) on redirects and federation
Moderate severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Jan 16, 2025
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t2bot/matrix-media-repo
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Updated Jan 17, 2025
Description
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Jan 16, 2025
Reviewed
Jan 16, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Jan 16, 2025
Last updated
Jan 17, 2025
Impact
Matrix Media Repo (MMR) is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, serving content from a private network it can access, under certain conditions.
Patches
This is fixed in MMR v1.3.8.
Workarounds
Restricting which hosts MMR is allowed to contact via (local) firewall rules or a transparent proxy.
References
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Server_Side_Request_Forgery
https://learn.snyk.io/lesson/ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/
https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/preventing_server_side_request_forgery_in_golang
References