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MagicMirror² EUVDEUVD-2026-61072

| CVE-2026-63642 MEDIUM
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-08-18 GitHub_M GHSA-998g-7v5w-cr7g
6.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Connect to /newsfeed Socket.IO namespace (no auth)
  2. Delivery
    Emit CHECK_ARTICLE_URL with internal target URL
  3. Exploit
    Mirror server issues HEAD request to internal host
  4. Execution
    Receive ARTICLE_URL_STATUS with timing and canFrame data
  5. Impact
    Enumerate live internal hosts and open ports

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

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must be able to reach the MagicMirror² HTTP port (default 8080) over the network - no authentication, credentials, or session token of any kind are required. Prior to v2.37.0, the IP whitelist (config.ipWhitelist) enforced access control only on Express HTTP routes, not on Socket.IO WebSocket upgrade handshakes, so even a correctly configured whitelist did not block this attack path. Exploitation is constrained by the following factors: (1) MagicMirror devices are typically deployed on home or private LAN segments and are not internet-facing - attackers must be on a network-adjacent segment or exploit a separate vulnerability to gain that position; (2) the oracle returns only boolean (canFrame) and timing data, not response bodies - restricting the attacker to host/port enumeration and side-effect observation rather than direct data reading; (3) side effects on internal services depend on those services responding meaningfully to unauthenticated HEAD requests.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 with AT:P (attack requirement: the attacker must reach the mirror's HTTP port) appropriately moderates the theoretical network-vector severity. The subsequent-system confidentiality impact (SC:L) reflects that the attacker gains a timing and boolean oracle - enough to enumerate live internal hosts and open ports - but not full response bodies, limiting this to reconnaissance rather than direct data exfiltration. No CISA KEV entry exists, and EPSS data was not supplied, preventing probabilistic exploitation-likelihood assessment. A functioning proof-of-concept is documented in the GHSA advisory, which materially lowers the skill threshold for exploitation and warrants treating this as higher priority than a comparable no-POC finding. The most realistic risk scenario is a network-adjacent attacker (e.g., on the same LAN as a home or office mirror deployment) using the mirror as a pivot to fingerprint internal services that respond to HEAD requests. Deployments where the mirror port is inadvertently exposed to broader segments - such as a flat corporate guest network - represent a higher-risk configuration. The bounded impact (no body exfiltration, no write capability on internal services) and niche deployment footprint keep real-world severity manageable, but the zero-authentication entry point and available POC make patching straightforward and urgent.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker on the same local network as a MagicMirror² instance connects to its Socket.IO /newsfeed namespace (no credentials required) using the documented POC client exploit-ssrf-newsfeed.js and emits CHECK_ARTICLE_URL with a target such as http://10.0.0.1:8080/. The mirror's Node.js process issues a server-side HEAD request to that internal address and returns ARTICLE_URL_STATUS with timing data, allowing the attacker to determine whether the internal host and port are alive and infer service type from response headers observable in subsequent probes. By iterating over IP ranges and ports the attacker can produce a map of live internal services without ever touching those services directly.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery in MagicMirror² versions prior to 2.37.0 allows any network-reachable attacker to weaponize the smart mirror as an internal network probe. By connecting to the unguarded Socket.IO /newsfeed namespace and emitting a CHECK_ARTICLE_URL notification with an attacker-controlled URL, the server performs an unsanitized fetch() HEAD request and returns timing and framing data via ARTICLE_URL_STATUS, creating a boolean-plus-timing oracle for internal host and port enumeration. A proof-of-concept exploit is documented in the GHSA advisory; no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been reported.

RemediationAI

Upgrade MagicMirror² to version 2.37.0 or later, which is confirmed as the vendor-released patch per the tagged release at https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/releases/tag/v2.37.0 and the fix commit at https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/commit/58c2a5e675a7d367b64d72e1d35680d202ff5c9f. If immediate upgrade is not possible, configure the ipWhitelist setting in config.js to restrict access to trusted IPs only - however, note that prior to v2.37.0 this whitelist applied exclusively to HTTP routes and not to Socket.IO handshakes, so this workaround provides only partial protection until the patch is applied. As a stronger compensating control, bind the MagicMirror HTTP listener to localhost or a trusted interface only, or place it behind a host firewall rule that blocks access from untrusted network segments; this prevents unauthenticated external clients from reaching the Socket.IO endpoint entirely. Trade-off: binding to localhost will prevent remote browser clients from accessing the mirror UI.

Affected VersionsENISA

MagicMirror < 2.37.0

Affected Packages

npm magicmirror fix: 2.37.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in npm

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Technical ContextAI · show details

MagicMirror² (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:magicmirrororg:magicmirror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a Node.js-based open-source smart mirror platform distributed as the npm package magicmirror. Its newsfeed default module registers a Socket.IO handler on the /newsfeed namespace in defaultmodules/newsfeed/node_helper.js. When this handler receives a CHECK_ARTICLE_URL notification, it passes the caller-supplied URL verbatim to the Node.js fetch() API with { method: 'HEAD' } and returns ARTICLE_URL_STATUS containing the URL and a canFrame boolean derived from response headers. The root cause is CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery): the absence of any URL scheme, host, or allowlist validation before the outbound fetch. The vulnerability is compounded by the Socket.IO server's permissive CORS configuration (origin: /.*$/) and the complete absence of authentication on the namespace, allowing any TCP-reachable client to trigger the handler. The fix in v2.37.0 (commit 58c2a5e) introduces a socketIpAccessControl function that applies the existing ipWhitelist configuration to Socket.IO handshakes via the allowRequest hook - closing the gap where the HTTP middleware protected HTTP routes but not WebSocket upgrade requests.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.8 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network endpoint causes scope change by probing internal hosts, yielding low confidentiality impact; no integrity or availability impact on the mirror itself.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
Low
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 18, 2026 - 18:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

MagicMirror² is an open source modular smart mirror platform. Prior to 2.37.0, checkArticleUrl in defaultmodules/newsfeed/node_helper.js accepts the CHECK_ARTICLE_URL notification through the unauthenticated Socket.IO namespace /newsfeed and performs fetch(url, { method: "HEAD" }) without validating the attacker-controlled URL. The helper returns ARTICLE_URL_STATUS containing the URL and framing result, providing a response and timing oracle that can identify internal hosts and ports and trigger side effects on services that react to HEAD requests. This issue is fixed in version 2.37.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source DIY smart mirror platform, minimal enterprise footprint
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 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 Yes
EPSS 0.4%
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
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

52
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: +20
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.

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