Description
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Prior to 0.30.9, from 0.31.0 before 0.31.5, and in 0.32.0.rc1 before 0.32.0.rc2, when VAPID delivery is enabled, the notification subscription flow stores a client-supplied push endpoint without validating that it belongs to an approved push service, and SendPushNotification later passes that endpoint to WebPush.payload_send, allowing an authenticated user to create stored, mostly blind server-side requests to arbitrary reachable HTTPS endpoints. This issue is fixed in versions 0.30.9, 0.31.5, and 0.32.0.rc2.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Decidim’s push notification subscription flow allows an authenticated user to store a client‑supplied push endpoint without verifying that it belongs to an approved push service. During notification delivery the stored endpoint is passed to the WebPush library, resulting in blind server‑side requests to the arbitrary HTTPS URL supplied by the attacker. This permits the server to initiate outbound HTTPS connections to any reachable endpoint, without the attacker having to directly access the server.

Affected Systems

Decidim, the participatory‑democracy framework, is affected. Versions prior to 0.30.9, those in the 0.31.x series before 0.31.5, and the 0.32.0.rc1 version before 0.32.0.rc2 can be impacted when VAPID delivery is enabled.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates moderate severity; the EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting a currently low to medium exploitation likelihood. Because the attack requires an authenticated user, only compromised accounts can exploit it, but once authenticated the attacker can direct the server to any reachable HTTPS endpoint. The likely attack vector is an authenticated user submitting a malicious push subscription.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 7, 2026 at 01:01 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Decidim installation to version 0.30.9, 0.31.5, or 0.32.0.rc2 or later.
  • If an upgrade is not yet possible, disable VAPID delivery or push subscription functionality until the patch is applied.
  • After remediation, enable network controls to block outbound requests to untrusted hosts or enforce whitelisting of outgoing HTTPS destinations.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 7, 2026 at 01:01 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2g9c-vf8h-prxx Decidim: Push subscriptions can be abused for server-side requests
History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Decidim
Decidim decidim
Vendors & Products Decidim
Decidim decidim

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Prior to 0.30.9, from 0.31.0 before 0.31.5, and in 0.32.0.rc1 before 0.32.0.rc2, when VAPID delivery is enabled, the notification subscription flow stores a client-supplied push endpoint without validating that it belongs to an approved push service, and SendPushNotification later passes that endpoint to WebPush.payload_send, allowing an authenticated user to create stored, mostly blind server-side requests to arbitrary reachable HTTPS endpoints. This issue is fixed in versions 0.30.9, 0.31.5, and 0.32.0.rc2.
Title Decidim: Push subscriptions can be abused for server-side requests
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T20:14:07.078Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T19:00:14.600Z

Link: CVE-2026-45573

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Updated: 2026-08-07T01:15:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)