CVE-2025-59155
HackMD MCP Server has Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
Description
### Impact A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that affects all users running the HackMD MCP server in HTTP mode. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability by passing arbitrary `hackmdApiUrl` values through HTTP headers (`Hackmd-Api-Url`) or base64-encoded JSON query parameters. This allows malicious users to: - Redirect API calls to internal network services - Potentially access sensitive internal endpoints - Perform network reconnaissance through the server - Bypass network access controls The vulnerability affects the HTTP transport mode specifically - stdio mode is not impacted as it only accepts requests from stdio. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in version `1.5.0`. Users should: 1. Update to the latest version of the HackMD MCP server 2. Set the `ALLOWED_HACKMD_API_URLS` environment variable to restrict allowed HackMD API endpoints 3. If not set, the server will default to only allowing the official HackMD API URL (`https://api.hackmd.io/v1`) Example configuration: ``` ALLOWED_HACKMD_API_URLS=https://api.hackmd.io/v1,https://your-hackmd-instance.com/api/v1 ``` ### Workarounds Users can mitigate this vulnerability without upgrading by: 1. **Use stdio mode instead of HTTP mode**: Set `TRANSPORT=stdio` or remove the `TRANSPORT` environment variable to disable HTTP mode entirely 2. **Network-level restrictions**: Use firewall rules or network policies to restrict outbound connections from the server 3. **Reverse proxy filtering**: Place the MCP server behind a reverse proxy that validates and filters both the `Hackmd-Api-Url` header and the base64-encoded JSON `config` query parameter to prevent malicious `hackmdApiUrl` values ### References - [OWASP Server-Side Request Forgery Prevention Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Server_Side_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html) - [HackMD MCP Server Documentation](https://github.com/yuna0x0/hackmd-mcp)
How to fix CVE-2025-59155
To remediate CVE-2025-59155, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.5.0 or later
Is CVE-2025-59155 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.