Описание
Gitea: Incomplete SSRF Protection in Webhook and Migration Allow-list Default Filter
Summary
Gitea's default SSRF allow-list (MatchBuiltinExternal, used by both webhook delivery and repository migrations) relies on Go's standard library net.IP.IsPrivate(), which only covers RFC 1918 and RFC 4193. As a result, several IP ranges commonly used for cloud metadata services, internal networks, and IPv6 transition mechanisms are not blocked, allowing authenticated users to send HTTP requests to those destinations and read the responses via the webhook history UI.
Details
The vulnerability lives in HostMatchList.checkIP, specifically line 103:
net.IP.IsPrivate() recognises only:
10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16(RFC 1918)fc00::/7(RFC 4193 IPv6 ULA)
It does not recognise:
| Range | Description |
|---|---|
100.64.0.0/10 | RFC 6598 Carrier-Grade NAT |
168.63.129.16/32 | Azure WireServer metadata endpoint |
172.32.0.0/11 | Non-RFC1918 portion of 172.0.0.0/8 (real-world internal use) |
64:ff9b::/96 | RFC 6052 IPv6 NAT64 (can embed 169.254.169.254) |
2001::/32 | RFC 4380 Teredo tunneling |
2002::/16 | RFC 3056 6to4 |
2001:db8::/32 | RFC 3849 documentation |
The default is reached by webhook delivery at services/webhook/deliver.go#L312-L316 and by repository migrations at services/migrations/migrate.go#L522.
The SSRF is not blind. Webhook delivery captures the response status, headers, and up to 1 MiB of body (services/webhook/deliver.go#L259-L270) and renders them in the webhook history UI (templates/repo/settings/webhook/history.tmpl#L75-L85), so attackers can read everything the targeted internal service returns.
Impact
An authenticated user who can create or modify a webhook can:
- Reach cloud metadata endpoints (AWS IMDS via NAT64
64:ff9b::a9fe:a9fe, Azure WireServer168.63.129.16) - Probe and exfiltrate from internal services on CGNAT (
100.64.0.0/10) or non-RFC1918 172.x ranges - Read full HTTP response bodies through the webhook history UI
The same default is applied to repository migrations, broadening the attack surface to users who can trigger a migration.
Proof of Concept
The attached patch (gitea_ssrf_test.patch) adds TestSSRFBypassRanges to the existing test file. It uses Go subtests so each vulnerable range is its own named failing test case.
Run with:
Expected result on 4c37f4dacbac022f7beca75272439331f0368830:
- 8 PASS — RFC 1918, IPv6 private ranges, and legitimate public IPs (control cases)
- 10 FAIL — Each failing subtest is a documented SSRF bypass
Sample failure output:
Suggested Remediation
I'd suggest treating the design of MatchBuiltinExternal as the bug — IsPrivate() is too narrow a definition of "internal." A comprehensive deny-list approach is what's needed here. For reference, CC-Tweaked's AddressPredicate.PrivatePattern is a good reference list, blocking each of the ranges named in the table above plus a few others (multicast, broadcast, TEST-NET, etc.).
The exact remediation is at your discretion.
References
- Vulnerable function:
modules/hostmatcher/hostmatcher.go#L96-L114 - Default for webhooks:
services/webhook/deliver.go#L312-L316 - Default for migrations:
services/migrations/migrate.go#L522 - Response captured:
services/webhook/deliver.go#L259-L270 - Response rendered:
templates/repo/settings/webhook/history.tmpl#L75-L85 - Go stdlib
net.IP.IsPrivate(): https://pkg.go.dev/net#IP.IsPrivate - CC-Tweaked reference deny-list:
AddressPredicate.java#L116-L169 - Go subtests pattern: https://go.dev/blog/subtests
- RFC 6598 (CGNAT), RFC 6052 (NAT64), RFC 4380 (Teredo), RFC 3056 (6to4), RFC 3849 (documentation)
Patch
Proposed gitea_ssrf_test.patch:
Credit
This vulnerability was uncovered by @JLLeitschuh of the @braze-inc security team.
Ссылки
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-2r5c-gw76-rh3w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22874
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38059
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/38173
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.26.3-and-1.26.4
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3
Пакеты
code.gitea.io/gitea
< 1.26.3
1.26.3
Связанные уязвимости
Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 have incomplete SSRF protection in webhook and migration allow-list filtering.
Gitea versions up to and including 1.26.2 have incomplete SSRF protect ...
Уязвимость метода HostMatchList.checkIP системы управления Git-репозиториями Gitea, позволяющая нарушителю осуществить SSRF-атаку