Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in eLabFTW - #VU159629
Published: November 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU159629
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a low-privileged remote attacker to make the eLabFTW server connect to an arbitrary host and port and send an attacker-controlled request.
The vulnerability exists due to server-side processing of attacker-supplied gopher:// URLs in imported changelog content during PDF export. A low-privileged remote attacker can import a crafted ELN file and export it as a PDF with the changelog included to trigger blind server-side request forgery.
Affected software
eLabFTW
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
eLabFTW - update to 6.0.0