CVE-2026-41654: Weblate is Vulnerable to Authenticated SSRF via Project Backup Import bypassing validate_repo_url

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-07 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Weblate is a web based localization tool. Prior to version 5.17.1, an authenticated user with project.add permission (default on hosted Weblate SaaS and for any user holding an active billing/trial plan) can import a crafted project backup ZIP whose components/<name>.json contains an attacker-chosen repo URL pointing at a private address (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:9999/) or using a non-allow-listed scheme (e.g. file://, git://). Weblate persists the component via Component.objects.bulk_create([component])[0], which bypasses Django's full_clean() and therefore never runs the validate_repo_url validator. The URL is subsequently written verbatim into .git/config by configure_repo(pull=False). This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.

Affected products

WeblateOrg weblate: before 5.17.1 — fixed in 5.17.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WeblateOrg weblate 5.17.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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