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Vikunja EUVDEUVD-2026-14916

| CVE-2026-33675 MEDIUM
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-03-24 GitHub_M
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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

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Impact

The CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L) indicates a network-based attack with low complexity that requires low privilege (authenticated user) and produces low confidentiality and availability impact with scope change. While the base CVSS score of 6.4 falls into the medium severity range, the practical risk must be contextualized: the attack requires an authenticated user to initiate a migration workflow, which is a relatively constrained trigger compared to unauthenticated SSRF flaws. However, the lack of SSRF mitigations means any authenticated user can probe internal infrastructure, potentially discovering metadata about backend services, internal APIs, or misconfigured resources. No KEV/CISA known exploited vulnerability status is indicated in the available intelligence, and no public proof-of-concept code was identified in the references. The availability impact is limited (no denial of service mechanism is evident), but confidentiality impact is real—an attacker can exfiltrate responses from internal endpoints. This is a moderate-priority vulnerability for organizations running Vikunja with untrusted users or where internal network segmentation is weak.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated user with migration permissions (or an attacker with compromised credentials) initiates a Trello workspace migration into Vikunja. The attacker configures the Trello workspace to include attachment URLs pointing to internal endpoints, such as http://localhost:8080/admin or http://internal-db.local:5432. When Vikunja processes the migration, the DownloadFile function fetches these URLs without validation, and the responses (error pages, metadata, or service banners) are captured and returned as task attachments, revealing internal service topology and configuration details to the attacker.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 24, 2026

Vikunja prior to version 2.2.1 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in its migration helper functions that lack HTTP request validation. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by triggering a Todoist or Trello migration, which causes the Vikunja server to fetch arbitrary URLs specified in attachment metadata from third-party APIs, potentially exposing internal network resources and returning their contents as task attachments. The vulnerability requires low privilege (authenticated user) and carries a CVSS score of 6.4 with moderate confidentiality and availability impact across network boundaries.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Vikunja to version 2.2.1 or later immediately, as this version includes SSRF protections in the migration helper functions. The patch is available in the upstream repository at https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/93297742236e3d33af72c993e5da960db01d259e. Until patching is completed, restrict migration functionality to trusted administrator accounts only by enforcing role-based access controls on the Todoist and Trello migration features. Additionally, implement network segmentation to prevent the Vikunja server from reaching internal services—use egress firewall rules to block outbound connections to private IP ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16, 127.0.0.1/8, 169.254.0.0/16) and to local metadata services.

Affected VersionsENISA

vikunja < 2.2.1

Affected Packages

go code.vikunja.io/api fix: 2.2.1
euvd vikunja fix: 2.2.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in go, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability exists in the migration module of Vikunja (cpe:2.3:a:go-vikunja:vikunja), specifically in the functions DownloadFile and DownloadFileWithHeaders located in pkg/modules/migration/helpers.go. These functions perform unconstrained HTTP GET requests without SSRF protection mechanisms such as URL validation, private IP range filtering, or DNS rebinding defenses. When users import tasks from third-party platforms like Todoist or Trello via Vikunja's migration feature, the attachment URLs returned by those APIs are passed directly to these download functions without sanitization. This represents a classic CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) vulnerability where user-controlled or attacker-influenced input (the attachment URLs) is used to construct server-initiated network requests, allowing the attacker to probe internal network topology, access internal services, or retrieve sensitive data from localhost or private IP ranges.

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
SUSE MEDIUM

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 24, 2026 - 15:33 nvd
MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to version 2.2.1, the migration helper functions DownloadFile and DownloadFileWithHeaders in pkg/modules/migration/helpers.go make arbitrary HTTP GET requests without any SSRF protection. When a user triggers a Todoist or Trello migration, file attachment URLs from the third-party API response are passed directly to these functions, allowing an attacker to force the Vikunja server to fetch internal network resources and return the response as a downloadable task attachment. Version 2.2.1 patches the issue.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using Vikunja should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-33675, a server-side request forgery vulnerability rated CVSS 6.4. Users could be tricked into performing unintended actions. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement egress filtering, block metadata endpoints.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 90% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor GitHub VulDB

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 0.0%
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

CVE-2026-68582 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Aug 02

Cross-tenant information disclosure in the self-hosted task manager Vikunja (0.24.0 through 2.3.0) lets a holder of any

CVE-2026-27575 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Feb 25

Weak password policy in Vikunja task management before 2.0.0 allows users to set trivially guessable passwords. PoC avai

CVE-2026-68581 HIGH POC
8.6 Aug 02

Principal type confusion in Vikunja (versions 0.22.0-2.3.0) allows an authenticated low-privilege attacker to fully cont

CVE-2026-27616 HIGH POC
7.3 Feb 25

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Vikunja prior to version 2.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to steal authenticati

CVE-2026-27819 HIGH POC
7.2 Feb 25

Vikunja before version 2.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its backup restoration function that fails to va

CVE-2026-27116 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Feb 25

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. [CVSS 6.1 MEDIUM]

CVE-2026-28268 CRITICAL
9.8 Feb 27

Business logic vulnerability in Vikunja task management platform before 2.1.0 allows incomplete resource cleanup, potent

CVE-2026-56765 CRITICAL
9.3 Jul 10

Instance-wide data breach in Vikunja before 2.2.1 lets remote attackers exfiltrate and destroy every file attachment acr

CVE-2026-34727 CRITICAL
9.1 Apr 10

Vikunja's OIDC callback handler issues a full JWT to any successfully matched user without checking whether that account

CVE-2026-91973 HIGH POC
8.7 Sep 15

Vikunja instances before 2.6.0 expose CalDAV BasicAuth endpoints (/dav, /.well-known, and /feeds) that are not covered b

CVE-2026-91972 HIGH POC
8.7 Sep 15

Vikunja versions before 2.6.0 ship authentication endpoints under /api/v2 (login, register, password-reset, and OAuth to

CVE-2026-91985 HIGH POC
8.7 Sep 15

Vikunja prior to 2.6.0 leaks the secret hash that backs a project's link shares through its single-share read endpoint,

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
openSUSE Leap 15.6 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.5 Fixed

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