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CVE-2026-56771: samuelclay NewsBlur · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects samuelclay NewsBlurSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 14.5.0 when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.5.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade samuelclay NewsBlur to 14.5.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
samuelclayNewsBlurAffected
  • <14.5.0
Fixed in
  • 14.5.0
GitHubNewsBlurpkg:github/NewsBlurOther threatsAffected
  • <14.5.0
Fixed in
  • 14.5.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict authenticated user access to trusted parties only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the add_url endpoint. Avoid exposing sensitive internal services that could be accessed via SSRF.

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.

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