Posta before v0.18.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated users with edit rights to make the backend send POST requests to internal destinations by creating webhooks with arbitrary URLs
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to v0.18.0 when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 22:34 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.3 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in v0.18.0, 0.18.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade posta to v0.18.0; posta to 0.18.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gopostaposta | Affected
| Fixed in
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Gopostapkg:golang/postaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
Posta before v0.18.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated users with edit rights to make the backend send POST requests to internal destinations by creating webhooks with arbitrary URLs. Attackers can target loopback, private-network or cloud metadata addresses and read delivery status codes and error strings to probe internal hosts and ports.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123204 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/goposta/posta/issues/282 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/goposta/posta/pull/315 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/goposta/posta/commit/6bb376b55dcfdcb979040ed42c4bf57b99e4f46a (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/goposta/posta/blob/8c3cb6f89c8a992329fac21491c38aed70d05c73/internal/services/webhook/dispatcher.go (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/goposta/posta/releases/tag/v0.18.0 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/posta-before-0.18.0-ssrf-via-webhook-url (opens in a new tab)