CVE-2026-56771
Description
NewsBlur before version 14.5.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the add_url endpoint that allows authenticated users to make arbitrary server requests to internal networks by failing to filter private IP addresses. Attackers can exploit this to access localhost services and cloud metadata endpoints, enabling internal network scanning and sensitive data exfiltration.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or โ if you've already worked around this in production โ publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
โ Propose a mitigation on Community โ Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur/releases/tag/Android_14.5.0
- https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur/commit/2e6c6812c94f35a731bda864de5aef39f18307f1
- https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur/commit/af742daeca7cc6c8b0d58cbea381e7bc44daa520
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/newsblur-server-side-request-forgery-via-add-url-endpoint
CWEs
CWE-918
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.