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CVE-2024-41812: txtdot SSRF vulnerability in /get

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-07-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

txtdot is an HTTP proxy that parses only text, links, and pictures from pages, removing ads and heavy scripts. Prior to version 1.7.0, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the `/get` route of txtdot allows remote attackers to use the server as a proxy to send HTTP GET requests to arbitrary targets and retrieve information in the internal network. Version 1.7.0 prevents displaying the response of forged requests, but the requests can still be sent. For complete mitigation, a firewall between txtdot and other internal network resources should be set.

Affected products

• txtdot: before 1.7.0 — fixed in 1.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: txtdot 1.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/TxtDot/txtdot/blob/a7fdaf80fdf45abefe83b2eb5135ba112142dc74/src/handlers/distributor.ts#L43-L47
• https://github.com/TxtDot/txtdot/commit/7c72d985f7a26ec1fd3cf628444717ca54986d2d
• https://github.com/TxtDot/txtdot/security/advisories/GHSA-4gj5-xj97-j8fp
• https://github.com/TxtDot/txtdot/blob/a7fdaf80fdf45abefe83b2eb5135ba112142dc74/src/handlers/distributor.ts#L43-L47
• https://github.com/TxtDot/txtdot/commit/7c72d985f7a26ec1fd3cf628444717ca54986d2d
• https://github.com/TxtDot/txtdot/security/advisories/GHSA-4gj5-xj97-j8fp

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