Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to prompts.chat application
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DeliverySupply attacker-controlled URL in token parameter
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ExploitTrigger Fal.ai media status polling request
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ExecutionServer makes outbound request to attacker URL
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ImpactFAL_API_KEY disclosed in Authorization header
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires authenticated user account on prompts.chat prior to commit 30a8f04. Attacker must supply attacker-controlled URL in the token parameter of Fal.ai media status polling endpoint. No victim interaction needed. Exploits lack of URL validation in outbound request handling. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 score of 7.1 reflects high confidentiality impact (VC:H) with network attack vector (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), and low privilege requirements (PR:L). The vulnerability requires authentication, which reduces the immediate attack surface compared to unauthenticated SSRF flaws. However, the real-world risk is elevated by multiple factors: the vulnerability enables direct credential theft (FAL_API_KEY exfiltration), not just information disclosure; SSRF can pivot to internal network reconnaissance in cloud environments; and stolen API keys enable ongoing abuse of victim Fal.ai accounts for resource consumption or further attacks. EPSS data was not provided, and no CISA KEV listing exists, indicating no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis. The availability of proof-of-concept code in the VulnCheck advisory (referenced GitHub gist) significantly lowers the barrier to exploitation. From an SSVC perspective: exploitation status is POC-available, automatable once credentials are obtained, with high technical impact due to credential compromise. Organizations using prompts.chat should prioritize patching despite the authentication requirement, as insider threats or compromised user accounts could immediately weaponize this for API key theft. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated attacker with valid prompts.chat credentials crafts a malicious request to the Fal.ai media status polling endpoint, injecting a token parameter containing a URL pointing to an attacker-controlled server (e.g., https://attacker.example.com/capture). When the vulnerable prompts.chat server processes this request, it makes an HTTP request to the attacker's URL with the FAL_API_KEY included in the Authorization header. The attacker's server captures the API key from the incoming request headers, then uses the stolen credentials to access the victim's Fal.ai account for resource abuse or further attacks. Additionally, the attacker can probe internal network resources by supplying URLs like http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ to extract cloud instance metadata or http://internal-service:8080/ to map internal infrastructure, all while appearing as legitimate traffic from the trusted prompts.chat server. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Apr 03, 2026
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in prompts.chat allows authenticated users to force the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests with the application's FAL_API_KEY exposed in Authorization headers. Attackers can exploit unvalidated URL parameters in Fal.ai media status polling to exfiltrate API credentials, probe internal networks, and abuse the victim's Fal.ai account resources. Patch available via GitHub commit 30a8f04. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though CVSS vector indicates low attack complexity with network-based attack vector requiring only low privileges.
RemediationAI
Organizations should immediately upgrade to prompts.chat commit 30a8f0470e0ba45e6be9c9f55220f4a9a6b91c99 or later, which addresses the SSRF vulnerability by implementing proper URL validation in the Fal.ai media status polling mechanism. The patch is available from the official GitHub repository at https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/commit/30a8f0470e0ba45e6be9c9f55220f4a9a6b91c99. After patching, organizations should rotate FAL_API_KEY credentials immediately to invalidate any keys potentially exfiltrated through prior exploitation. As an interim mitigation if immediate patching is not possible, restrict network egress from the prompts.chat server to only necessary Fal.ai endpoints using firewall rules or network policies, and implement authentication log monitoring to detect suspicious authenticated user activity targeting media polling endpoints. Review application logs for unusual outbound requests or polling behavior that may indicate historical exploitation attempts. Complete remediation guidance is available in the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prompts-chat-ssrf-via-fal-ai-media-status-polling.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability affects prompts.chat (cpe:2.3:a:f:prompts.chat), a web application that integrates with Fal.ai for media processing. The flaw is classified as CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery), occurring in the media status polling mechanism for Fal.ai operations. The application accepts a token parameter containing URLs for polling media generation status but fails to validate or sanitize these URLs before making outbound HTTP requests. When the server performs these requests, it includes the FAL_API_KEY in the Authorization header, allowing attackers to redirect requests to attacker-controlled endpoints. This creates a classic SSRF condition where user-supplied input directly controls backend HTTP request destinations without proper allowlist validation or URL scheme restrictions, compounded by credential leakage through header forwarding.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
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2DescriptionCVE.org
prompts.chat prior to commit 30a8f04 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in Fal.ai media status polling that allows authenticated users to perform arbitrary outbound requests by supplying attacker-controlled URLs in the token parameter. Attackers can exploit the lack of URL validation to disclose the FAL_API_KEY in the Authorization header, enabling credential theft, internal network probing, and abuse of the victim's Fal.ai account.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-22664 is a server-side request forgery vulnerability in prompts.chat's Fal.ai integration that allows any authenticated user to steal API credentials and scan internal networks. The vulnerability directly exposes FAL_API_KEY secrets and enables lateral network reconnaissance, creating significant risk to credential compromise and infrastructure exposure across any organization using this integration.
Apply vendor patch. Interim mitigations if immediate patching is impossible: (1) Restrict prompts.chat network egress to explicitly allowed Fal.ai endpoints only via firewall rules; (2) Immediately rotate FAL_API_KEY credentials and monitor for unauthorized usage; (3) Require network segmentation to prevent lateral reconnaissance from prompts.chat to sensitive internal systems; (4) Disable user access to prompts.chat Fal.ai features until patching is complete.
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Attack Technique
Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.
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