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PYSEC-2026-229

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-06-24 13:16 - Updated: 2026-06-26 11:40

Details

Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the monitor router endpoints that allows unauthenticated attackers to access destructive operations. Remote attackers can invoke the /monitor/actions/cleanup endpoint and manipulate monitoring state without authentication, causing service disruption.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Impacted products

Name	purl
crawl4ai	pkg:pypi/crawl4ai

Aliases

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CVE-2026-56262 (GCVE-0-2026-56262)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-24 11:53 – Updated: 2026-06-24 12:16

Title

Crawl4AI - Unauthenticated Access to Monitor Endpoints via Docker API Server

Summary

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/ad…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-una…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Crawl4AI	Crawl4AI	Affected: 0 , < 0.8.7 (semver) Unaffected: 0.8.7 (semver)

Date Public

2026-06-16 00:00

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GHSA-365W-HQF6-VXFG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-16 20:13 – Updated: 2026-06-24 13:05

Summary

Crawl4AI: Multiple Docker API Vulnerabilities - File Write, SSRF, Auth Bypass, XSS, JS Execution

Details

Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities in the Crawl4AI Docker API server affecting endpoints for crawling, markdown/LLM extraction, screenshots, PDFs, webhooks, monitoring, JavaScript execution, and configuration.

Vulnerabilities

1. Arbitrary File Write via /screenshot and /pdf (CWE-22, CVSS 9.1)

The output_path parameter accepts arbitrary filesystem paths with no validation. An attacker can overwrite server files (DoS) or write to any appuser-writable location.

Fix: Added validate_output_path() restricting writes to CRAWL4AI_OUTPUT_DIR (/tmp/crawl4ai-outputs by default). Added Pydantic field_validator rejecting .. traversal sequences.

2. SSRF via Webhook URL (CWE-918, CVSS 8.6)

Webhook URLs in /crawl/job and /llm/job accept internal/private IPs with no validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery against cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254), internal services, and Docker networks.

Fix: Added validate_webhook_url() with blocklist for RFC 1918, loopback, link-local, cloud metadata IPs and hostnames. Validation at both job submission and send time. Explicit follow_redirects=False.

3. Authentication Bypass on Monitor Endpoints (CWE-306, CVSS 6.5)

The monitor router was mounted without token_dep dependency, making all monitoring endpoints (including destructive ones like /monitor/actions/cleanup) accessible without authentication.

Fix: Added dependencies=[Depends(token_dep)] to monitor router. Added explicit token check on WebSocket /monitor/ws endpoint.

4. Stored XSS in Monitor Dashboard (CWE-79, CVSS 6.1)

URLs and error messages rendered in the monitor dashboard via innerHTML without escaping, enabling stored XSS via crafted crawl URLs.

Fix: Server-side html.escape() on URL and error storage. Client-side escapeHtml() wrapper on all innerHTML template injections.

5. Arbitrary JavaScript Execution via /execute_js (CWE-94, CVSS 8.1)

The /execute_js endpoint accepts and executes arbitrary JavaScript in the server's browser with --disable-web-security enabled, combining arbitrary JS execution with SSRF capability.

Fix: Disabled by default via CRAWL4AI_EXECUTE_JS_ENABLED env var. Added SSRF blocklist on destination URL. Removed --disable-web-security from default browser args.

6. Hardcoded JWT Secret Key (CWE-798, CVSS 9.8)

The JWT signing key defaults to "mysecret" in the public source code, allowing anyone to forge valid authentication tokens.

Fix: Removed default value. Added startup validation rejecting weak/short secrets. Auto-generates ephemeral key when JWT enabled but no key set.

7. SSRF via Direct Crawl Endpoints /crawl, /md, /llm (CWE-918, CVSS 8.6)

The primary crawl entry points (/crawl, /crawl/stream, /md, /llm) fetch arbitrary user-supplied URLs with no destination validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery against internal services, Docker networks, and cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254). A blocklist that only inspects the literal hostname is additionally bypassable via IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses (e.g. [::ffff:169.254.169.254], [::ffff:10.0.0.1]), which resolve to the blocked private/metadata ranges but evade a naive string check.

Fix: Added URL destination validation on all crawl/md/llm entry points, reusing the SSRF blocklist (RFC 1918, loopback, link-local, cloud-metadata IPs and hostnames). IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses are normalized to their IPv4 form before the blocklist check, closing the mapping bypass. raw:// URLs are skipped. Validation applies at request entry, not only at fetch time.

Workarounds

Upgrade to the patched version (recommended)
Set CRAWL4AI_API_TOKEN to enable authentication
Set a strong SECRET_KEY (min 32 chars) if using JWT
Restrict network access to the Docker API

Credits

Jeongbean Jeon - file write, SSRF, monitor auth bypass, stored XSS
wulonchia - file write via output_path (independent report)
by111 (August829) - hardcoded JWT, eval in /config/dump, /execute_js, hook sandbox escape
secsys_codex - SSRF via /md, /crawl, /llm endpoints + IPv6-mapped IPv4 bypass (URL destination validation)
Velayutham Selvaraj (LinkedIn) - SSRF via missing host validation in validate_url_scheme (independent report)
IcySun & Yashon - SSRF, arbitrary file write, missing-auth-by-default, hook sandbox bypass via asyncio (independent report)

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.2 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-22T22:16:50Z",
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  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nMultiple security vulnerabilities in the Crawl4AI Docker API server affecting endpoints for crawling, markdown/LLM extraction, screenshots, PDFs, webhooks, monitoring, JavaScript execution, and configuration.\n\n### Vulnerabilities\n\n#### 1. Arbitrary File Write via /screenshot and /pdf (CWE-22, CVSS 9.1)\n\nThe `output_path` parameter accepts arbitrary filesystem paths with no validation. An attacker can overwrite server files (DoS) or write to any appuser-writable location.\n\n**Fix:** Added `validate_output_path()` restricting writes to `CRAWL4AI_OUTPUT_DIR` (/tmp/crawl4ai-outputs by default). Added Pydantic `field_validator` rejecting `..` traversal sequences.\n\n#### 2. SSRF via Webhook URL (CWE-918, CVSS 8.6)\n\nWebhook URLs in `/crawl/job` and `/llm/job` accept internal/private IPs with no validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery against cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254), internal services, and Docker networks.\n\n**Fix:** Added `validate_webhook_url()` with blocklist for RFC 1918, loopback, link-local, cloud metadata IPs and hostnames. Validation at both job submission and send time. Explicit `follow_redirects=False`.\n\n#### 3. Authentication Bypass on Monitor Endpoints (CWE-306, CVSS 6.5)\n\nThe monitor router was mounted without `token_dep` dependency, making all monitoring endpoints (including destructive ones like `/monitor/actions/cleanup`) accessible without authentication.\n\n**Fix:** Added `dependencies=[Depends(token_dep)]` to monitor router. Added explicit token check on WebSocket `/monitor/ws` endpoint.\n\n#### 4. Stored XSS in Monitor Dashboard (CWE-79, CVSS 6.1)\n\nURLs and error messages rendered in the monitor dashboard via `innerHTML` without escaping, enabling stored XSS via crafted crawl URLs.\n\n**Fix:** Server-side `html.escape()` on URL and error storage. Client-side `escapeHtml()` wrapper on all `innerHTML` template injections.\n\n#### 5. Arbitrary JavaScript Execution via /execute_js (CWE-94, CVSS 8.1)\n\nThe `/execute_js` endpoint accepts and executes arbitrary JavaScript in the server\u0027s browser with `--disable-web-security` enabled, combining arbitrary JS execution with SSRF capability.\n\n**Fix:** Disabled by default via `CRAWL4AI_EXECUTE_JS_ENABLED` env var. Added SSRF blocklist on destination URL. Removed `--disable-web-security` from default browser args.\n\n#### 6. Hardcoded JWT Secret Key (CWE-798, CVSS 9.8)\n\nThe JWT signing key defaults to `\"mysecret\"` in the public source code, allowing anyone to forge valid authentication tokens.\n\n**Fix:** Removed default value. Added startup validation rejecting weak/short secrets. Auto-generates ephemeral key when JWT enabled but no key set.\n\n#### 7. SSRF via Direct Crawl Endpoints /crawl, /md, /llm (CWE-918, CVSS 8.6)\n\nThe primary crawl entry points (`/crawl`, `/crawl/stream`, `/md`, `/llm`) fetch arbitrary user-supplied URLs with no destination validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery against internal services, Docker networks, and cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254). A blocklist that only inspects the literal hostname is additionally bypassable via IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses (e.g. `[::ffff:169.254.169.254]`, `[::ffff:10.0.0.1]`), which resolve to the blocked private/metadata ranges but evade a naive string check.\n\n**Fix:** Added URL destination validation on all crawl/md/llm entry points, reusing the SSRF blocklist (RFC 1918, loopback, link-local, cloud-metadata IPs and hostnames). IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses are normalized to their IPv4 form before the blocklist check, closing the mapping bypass. `raw://` URLs are skipped. Validation applies at request entry, not only at fetch time.\n\n### Workarounds\n\n1. Upgrade to the patched version (recommended)\n2. Set `CRAWL4AI_API_TOKEN` to enable authentication\n3. Set a strong `SECRET_KEY` (min 32 chars) if using JWT\n4. Restrict network access to the Docker API\n\n### Credits\n\n- Jeongbean Jeon - file write, SSRF, monitor auth bypass, stored XSS\n- wulonchia - file write via output_path (independent report)\n- by111 ([August829](https://github.com/August829)) - hardcoded JWT, eval in /config/dump, /execute_js, hook sandbox escape\n- secsys_codex - SSRF via /md, /crawl, /llm endpoints + IPv6-mapped IPv4 bypass (URL destination validation)\n- Velayutham Selvaraj ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/velayuthamselvaraj)) - SSRF via missing host validation in validate_url_scheme (independent report)\n- IcySun \u0026 Yashon - SSRF, arbitrary file write, missing-auth-by-default, hook sandbox bypass via asyncio (independent report)",
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  "summary": "Crawl4AI: Multiple Docker API Vulnerabilities - File Write, SSRF, Auth Bypass, XSS, JS Execution"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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PYSEC-2026-229

CVE-2026-56262 (GCVE-0-2026-56262)

GHSA-365W-HQF6-VXFG

Summary

Vulnerabilities

1. Arbitrary File Write via /screenshot and /pdf (CWE-22, CVSS 9.1)

2. SSRF via Webhook URL (CWE-918, CVSS 8.6)

3. Authentication Bypass on Monitor Endpoints (CWE-306, CVSS 6.5)

4. Stored XSS in Monitor Dashboard (CWE-79, CVSS 6.1)

5. Arbitrary JavaScript Execution via /execute_js (CWE-94, CVSS 8.1)

6. Hardcoded JWT Secret Key (CWE-798, CVSS 9.8)

7. SSRF via Direct Crawl Endpoints /crawl, /md, /llm (CWE-918, CVSS 8.6)

Workarounds

Credits

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature