CVE-2024-52588 Strapi allows Server-Side Request Forgery in Webhook function

What is CVE-2024-52588?

CVE-2024-52588 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in strapi, published on 29 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Strapi is an open-source content management system. Prior to version 4.25.2, inputting a local domain into the Webhooks URL field leads to the application fetching itself, resulting in a server side request forgery (SSRF). This issue has been patched in version 4.25.2.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52588?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including @strapi/admin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Strapi Strapi.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52588?

Upgrade @strapi/admin to 4.25.2 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2024-52588 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-52588 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in strapi

• CVE-2023-22894 Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Exploited High 7.2
• CVE-2023-22621 Strapi plugins vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection and Remote Code Execution in the Users-Permissions Plugin Critical 10.0
• CVE-2022-27263 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Strapi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-27664 Authorization bypass in Strapi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-18818 Strapi allows unauthenticated attacker to reset admin password without valid reset token Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-v8wj-f5c7-pvxf.