CVE-2026-44515
Description
A flaw was found in Nextcloud News. An authenticated attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious feed URL that points to internal or private network addresses. This action causes the Nextcloud server to perform server-side HTTP requests to attacker-controlled destinations without relaying the results, enabling blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This vulnerability can be used to scan or probe internal network services accessible from the Nextcloud server, potentially leading to information disclosure about the internal network architecture.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Application Data
Integrity
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
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