Weaviate Verba up to 2.1.3 WebSocket Import Endpoint /ws/import_files server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Weaviate Verba up to 2.1.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /ws/import_files of the component WebSocket Import Endpoint. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-65318. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Weaviate Verba up to 2.1.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file /ws/import_files of the component WebSocket Import Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Verba RAG application version 2.1.3 contains an unauthenticated server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause the backend to issue arbitrary HTTP GET requests by supplying attacker-controlled URLs through the WebSocket import endpoint. Attackers can connect to the /ws/import_files WebSocket endpoint without authentication, specify arbitrary URLs in the HTMLReader configuration, and cause the server to fetch internal resources such as co-located database endpoints or cloud instance metadata services to retrieve sensitive credentials.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-65318 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/22/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Weaviate

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• Verba

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• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3

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