VDB-374022 · CVE-2026-56771 · GCVE-0-2026-56771

samuelclay NewsBlur up to 14.4.x Cloud Metadata Endpoint server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in samuelclay NewsBlur up to 14.4.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Cloud Metadata Endpoint. The manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-56771. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in samuelclay NewsBlur up to 14.4.x. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Cloud Metadata Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NewsBlur before version 14.5.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the add_url endpoint that allows authenticated users to make arbitrary server requests to internal networks by failing to filter private IP addresses. Attackers can exploit this to access localhost services and cloud metadata endpoints, enabling internal network scanning and sensitive data exfiltration.

The weakness was disclosed by George Chen. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-56771 since 06/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 14.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 2e6c6812c94f35a731bda864de5aef39f18307f1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Vendor

samuelclay

Name

NewsBlur

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NewsBlur 14.5.0
Patch: 2e6c6812c94f35a731bda864de5aef39f18307f1

Timelineinfo

06/23/2026 CVE reserved
06/25/2026 +2 days VulDB entry created
06/26/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
06/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: George Chen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-56771 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-56771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-374022

Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2026 01:17
Changes: 06/26/2026 01:17 (80)
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Cache ID: 216::103