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Weblate CVE-2025-67492

MEDIUM
Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input (CWE-1286)
2025-12-16 security-advisories@github.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach public webhook endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted hook payload with broad full_name
  3. Execution
    Abuse over-permissive iendswith repo matching
  4. Impact
    Trigger mass repository updates and enumerate components

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Hardware access control granularity
Exploitation Conditions

Requires that the target Weblate instance (version < 5.15) has webhooks enabled (the ENABLE_HOOKS setting) and exposes its service hook endpoint - e.g. the GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket/Azure hook URLs - to the attacker over the network; these endpoints accept unauthenticated POSTs by design. The exploit specifically abuses the repository 'full_name' value in the payload being used in over-permissive case-insensitive endswith matching (Q(repo__iendswith=full_name) and variants), allowing short or broad names to match many components. The primary LIMITING factor is configuration: setting ENABLE_HOOKS to disable webhooks fully mitigates it, and version 5.15 adds a validate_full_name guard (requires '/' and length > 5) plus exact-match-first logic. No special authentication or user interaction is required where hooks are enabled and reachable.

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate, not high-priority, issue and the signals are internally consistent. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, base 5.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with only Low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact - matching the GHSA description of an over-permissive webhook endpoint that permits mass repository updates and component enumeration. EPSS reinforces low real-world urgency: 0.26% probability at the 16th percentile indicates exploitation is not currently trending. The vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV and no public exploit code is referenced, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. No SSVC decision data was supplied in the input, so that framework cannot be applied here. The one point worth flagging is a mild mismatch between scoring and impact wording: the CVSS records only C:L, but the core described harm is unauthenticated triggering of repository update operations across many components (an integrity/availability-of-state and resource-consumption concern) plus enumeration, so the confidentiality-only scoring arguably understates the operational side while the overall 5.3 severity remains fair.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach a Weblate instance's publicly exposed webhook (hook) endpoint - which is unauthenticated by design - sends a crafted payload with a repository 'full_name' value chosen to match the server's over-permissive iendswith filter. Because short or broad name fragments matched many components, the single request forces repository update (pull) operations across numerous unrelated projects and reveals which components exist. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, but exploitation requires only a basic HTTP POST (AV:N/AC:L).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Information disclosure and mass repository update triggering in Weblate before 5.15 allow unauthenticated remote attackers to send crafted webhook payloads that exploit over-permissive repository full_name endswith matching, causing updates across many repositories and potentially revealing component existence. The vulnerability only applies where webhooks are enabled and the service hook endpoints are reachable; CVSS 3.1 scores it 5.3 with low confidentiality impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation was identified, EPSS is 0.26%, and the vendor fixed the issue in Weblate 5.15 while offering disabling ENABLE_HOOKS as a workaround.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Weblate 5.15 or later, which is the vendor-released patch and fixes the over-permissive webhook repository matching as described in https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-pj86-258h-qrvf and https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17221. If upgrading is not immediately possible, set ENABLE_HOOKS to false to disable webhooks completely; this removes the attack surface but stops automatic repository update integration with Git providers. As an additional compensating control where webhooks must remain enabled, restrict network access to the service hook endpoints to trusted source IPs of the Git providers and monitor for unusual hook payloads, accepting that this is operationally fragile and may break legitimate webhook delivery. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis.

Affected Packages

pypi weblate fix: 5.15

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in pypi

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Weblate is a Python-based web localization platform distributed as the pip package Weblate. Its service hook endpoints accept unauthenticated POSTs from Git hosting services such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure, parse payload fields like repository full_name, and use them to build ORM queries. Before 5.15, code in weblate/trans/views/hooks.py used Q(repo__iendswith=full_name) and variants with too few validation constraints, so short or broad full_name values could match many Component rows, falling under CWE-1286 improper validation of syntactic correctness of input. The fix in PR #17221 adds validate_full_name, requiring a '/' in the name and length greater than 5, and changes logic to try exact repository matches first before falling back to endswith matching. This reduces broad matching and component enumeration while preserving legitimate webhook behavior. CPE cpe:2.3:a:weblate:weblate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* maps to Weblate installations, and GHSA-pj86-258h-qrvf documents the issue.

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Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Webhook endpoints are network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) with trivial payload crafting (AC:L); impact is limited to component enumeration disclosure (C:L), with no direct integrity or availability loss scored.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15, it was possible to trigger repository updates for many repositories via a crafted webhook payload. Version 5.15 fixes the issue. As a workaround, disabling webhooks completely using ENABLE_HOOKS avoids this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted open-source localization tool, common but niche category
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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