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high 7.6

CVE-2026-55160 json

Authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via feed URL in Stringer

published 5mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-88400 , GHSA-496x-437q-h35q

Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory

Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository stringer-rss/stringer. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.

cvss
7.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stringer is a self-hosted, anti-social RSS reader. Prior to commit 75cb095, an unrestricted Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability allows any authenticated user to force the Stringer server to send arbitrary HTTP/HTTPS requests to internal networks, localhost services, and cloud metadata endpoints (e.g. AWS IMDS 169.254.169.254). When self-service signup is enabled (Setting::UserSignup), even a low-privileged registered user can exploit this to scan internal services or steal cloud IAM credentials. This issue has been patched via commit 75cb095.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/stringer-rss/stringer/security/advisories/GHSA-496x-437q-h35q referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected products

  • stringer-rss stringer

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery

References

Sources

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The maintainers of stringer-rss/stringer published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.