Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affecting open-websearch package, versions <2.1.7
Threat Intelligence
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- published11 May 2026
- disclosed5 May 2026
- creditshmulc8
Introduced: 5 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-42260 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade open-websearch to version 2.1.7 or higher.
Overview
open-websearch is a web search the internet
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the fetchWebContent process. An attacker can access internal network resources and retrieve sensitive information by supplying specially crafted URLs that bypass hostname validation, allowing requests to be made to private or local addresses.