CVE-2025-59146VulnerabilityPublished 9 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-59146: QuantumNous new-api · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects QuantumNous new-apiSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 0.9.0.5 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

8.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 0.9.0.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade QuantumNous new-api to 0.9.0.5.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
QuantumNous new-api	Affected <0.9.0.5	Fixed in 0.9.0.5

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade QuantumNous new-api to version 0.9.0.5 or later to apply the vendor's SSRF protection module, which is enabled by default and provides granular control over outbound requests. Until upgrades are feasible, organizations should enable the new-api-worker component to isolate image processing and reduce the attack surface. Additionally, strict egress firewall rules should be implemented to restrict outbound traffic from the new-api server, limiting requests to only trusted external endpoints and blocking access to internal IP ranges and sensitive services such as cloud metadata endpoints. Organizations should also enforce strong authentication and registration controls to prevent unauthorized user creation and monitor logs for unusual outbound request patterns indicative of SSRF exploitation attempts. Network segmentation should be reviewed to minimize the exposure of critical internal services accessible from the new-api server. Regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing focused on SSRF scenarios are recommended to validate the effectiveness of mitigations. Finally, incident response teams should be prepared to detect and respond to SSRF exploitation attempts, including monitoring for anomalous internal request traffic.

Description

New API is a large language mode (LLM) gateway and artificial intelligence (AI) asset management system. An authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 0.9.0.5. A feature within the application allows authenticated users to submit a URL for the server to process its content. The application fails to properly validate this user-supplied URL before making a server-side request. This vulnerability is not limited to image URLs and can be triggered with any link provided to the vulnerable endpoint. Since user registration is often enabled by default, any registered user can exploit this. By crafting a malicious URL, an attacker can coerce the server to send requests to arbitrary internal or external services. The vulnerability has been patched in version 0.9.0.5. The patch introduces a comprehensive, user-configurable SSRF protection module, which is enabled by default to protect server security. This new feature provides administrators with granular control over outbound requests made by the server. For users who cannot upgrade immediately, some temporary mitigation options are available. Enable new-api image processing worker (new-api-worker) and/or configure egress firewall rules.

Impact

For European organizations, this SSRF vulnerability poses a substantial risk of internal network reconnaissance and data exposure, especially in environments where QuantumNous new-api is deployed to manage AI assets or provide LLM gateway services. Attackers with valid user credentials could leverage this flaw to access internal services that are otherwise inaccessible externally, potentially extracting sensitive information or pivoting to further internal attacks. This risk is heightened in sectors with critical infrastructure or sensitive data, such as finance, healthcare, and government agencies, where internal network confidentiality is paramount. The ability to send arbitrary requests could also facilitate attacks against internal APIs or cloud metadata services, leading to credential theft or privilege escalation. The vulnerability's exploitation does not require user interaction beyond authentication, increasing the likelihood of abuse if credentials are compromised or weak registration controls are in place. The patch and mitigations reduce this risk, but organizations delaying updates remain vulnerable to targeted attacks or insider threats. The impact on integrity is limited, but confidentiality breaches could have severe regulatory and operational consequences under GDPR and other European data protection laws.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #22OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Server Side Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Server Side Request Forgery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Oct 2025, 19:23 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-918

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