CVE-2025-25301 Rembg allows SSRF via /api/remove

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit the /api/remove endpoint to fetch internal network resources, leading to information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-25301?

CVE-2025-25301 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in danielgatis rembg, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rembg is a tool to remove images background. In Rembg 2.0.57 and earlier, the /api/remove endpoint takes a URL query parameter that allows an image to be fetched, processed and returned. An attacker may be able to query this endpoint to view pictures hosted on the internal network of the rembg server. This issue may lead to Information Disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25301?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rembg. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
rembg PyPIAll versions to 2.0.57None
rembg PyPIAll versions to 2.0.57None
rembg PyPIAll versions2.0.58

Products include Danielgatis Rembg.

How do I fix CVE-2025-25301?

Upgrade rembg to 2.0.58 or later.

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

Is CVE-2025-25301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r5gx-c49x-h878, PYSEC-2025-24.

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