MagicMirrorOrg MagicMirror up to 2.36.x Newsfeed node_helper.js checkArticleUrl CHECK_ARTICLE_URL server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in MagicMirrorOrg MagicMirror up to 2.36.x. Impacted is the function checkArticleUrl of the file defaultmodules/newsfeed/node_helper.js of the component Newsfeed. Executing a manipulation of the argument CHECK_ARTICLE_URL can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-63642. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in MagicMirrorOrg MagicMirror up to 2.36.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function checkArticleUrl of the file defaultmodules/newsfeed/node_helper.js of the component Newsfeed. The manipulation of the argument CHECK_ARTICLE_URL 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MagicMirror² is an open source modular smart mirror platform. Prior to 2.37.0, checkArticleUrl in defaultmodules/newsfeed/node_helper.js accepts the CHECK_ARTICLE_URL notification through the unauthenticated Socket.IO namespace /newsfeed and performs fetch(url, { method: "HEAD" }) without validating the attacker-controlled URL. The helper returns ARTICLE_URL_STATUS containing the URL and framing result, providing a response and timing oracle that can identify internal hosts and ports and trigger side effects on services that react to HEAD requests. This issue is fixed in version 2.37.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-63642 since 07/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.37.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• MagicMirrorOrg

Name

• MagicMirror

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36

Website

• Product: https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/

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