CVE-2023-27591

HIGH7.5EPSS 0.49%

Unauthenticated Miniflux user can bypass allowed networks check to obtain Prometheus metrics

Published: 4/2/2025Modified: 4/2/2025

Description

### Impact An unauthenticated user can retrieve Prometheus metrics from a publicly reachable Miniflux instance where the `METRICS_COLLECTOR` [configuration option](https://miniflux.app/docs/configuration.html#metrics-collector) is enabled and `METRICS_ALLOWED_NETWORKS` is set to `127.0.0.1/8` (the default). ### Patches PR #1745 fixes the problem. Available in Miniflux >= 2.0.43. ### Workarounds Set `METRICS_COLLECTOR` to `false` (default) or run Miniflux behind a trusted reverse-proxy. ### References - https://miniflux.app/docs/configuration.html#metrics-collector - https://miniflux.app/docs/configuration.html#metrics-allowed-networks

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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