CVE-2023-27159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Appwrite up to v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /v1/avatars/favicon. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted GET request.

Published: 2023-03-31

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 80.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:appwrite:appwrite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8	Appwrite Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.80247.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://appwrite.com
https://gist.github.com/b33t1e/43b26c31e895baf7e7aea2dbf9743a9a
https://gist.github.com/b33t1e/e9e8192317c111e7897e04d2f9bf5fdb
https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite
https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/gMNlpByZSDiwrl9uZyHTKA

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.76972}`	epss `{'score': 0.80247}`

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Appwrite Appwrite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-18T15:09:58.974Z

Reserved: 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27159

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:01:32.396Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-31T19:15:07.273

Modified: 2025-02-18T15:15:13.813

Link: CVE-2023-27159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-918

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