Description
Kolibri is an offline-first education platform. Prior to version 0.19.4, several Kolibri API endpoints accept an unvalidated `baseurl` parameter and fetch attacker-controlled URLs from the Kolibri server, reflecting the response body back to the caller. The original report identified two endpoints on the `RemoteFacilityUser*` viewsets; remediation review found two further reflection points on the same pattern. The GET endpoint was unauthenticated. Version 0.19.4 fixes the vulnerability.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Previous versions of the Kolibri education platform allow callers to include a baseurl query parameter in specific API calls. The server fetches the URL supplied and returns the response body without validating the target, enabling the attacker to force the Kolibri server to request arbitrary URLs. This permits unintended access to internal hosts or external resources and may leak data or create covert channels, but it does not grant code execution or privilege escalation on the device itself.

Affected Systems

All Kolibri installations prior to version 0.19.4 are affected. The flaw resides in the RemoteFacilityUser viewsets of the Kolibri API, and the GET endpoint is accessible without authentication. Colleagues should inspect any Kolibri instance running a version older than 0.19.4 and evaluate whether the vulnerable endpoints are exposed.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.8 places this vulnerability in the medium danger range, and the EPSS score is currently unavailable. It is not flagged in CISA's KEV catalog. Attackers can trigger the flaw remotely via an unauthenticated GET request, sending any baseurl and receiving the response content back. Because the endpoint is unauthenticated, the likelihood of exploitation is higher than if it were protected, though the lack of downstream code execution keeps the potential impact moderate.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 17, 2026 at 19:31 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Kolibri to version 0.19.4 or later, where the baseurl parameter is removed from the vulnerable endpoints.
  • If upgrading immediately is not possible, disable the unauthenticated GET endpoint for RemoteFacilityUser viewsets or enforce authentication before use.
  • Configure outbound network controls to accept only whitelisted destinations from the Kolibri server, limiting the scope of any SSRF activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 17, 2026 at 19:31 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4mj9-pf4r-cqrc Kolibri has Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in RemoteFacilityUserViewset
History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Kolibri is an offline-first education platform. Prior to version 0.19.4, several Kolibri API endpoints accept an unvalidated `baseurl` parameter and fetch attacker-controlled URLs from the Kolibri server, reflecting the response body back to the caller. The original report identified two endpoints on the `RemoteFacilityUser*` viewsets; remediation review found two further reflection points on the same pattern. The GET endpoint was unauthenticated. Version 0.19.4 fixes the vulnerability.
Title Kolibri has Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in RemoteFacilityUserViewset
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T19:53:05.341Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T18:15:53.579Z

Link: CVE-2026-48053

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Updated: 2026-08-17T19:52:43.164Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T18:16:39.660

Modified: 2026-08-17T20:16:43.347

Link: CVE-2026-48053

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Updated: 2026-08-17T19:45:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)