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AVID-2026-R1578
Description
Firecrawl has SSRF Vulnerability via malicious scrape target (CVE-2024-56800)
Details
Firecrawl is a web scraper that allows users to extract the content of a webpage for a large language model. Versions prior to 1.1.1 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. The scraping engine could be exploited by crafting a malicious site that redirects to a local IP address. This allowed exfiltration of local network resources through the API. The cloud service was patched on December 27th, 2024, and the maintainers have checked that no user data was exposed by this vulnerability. Scraping engines used in the open sourced version of Firecrawl were patched on December 29th, 2024, except for the playwright services which the maintainers have determined to be un-patchable. All users of open-source software (OSS) Firecrawl should upgrade to v1.1.1. As a workaround, OSS Firecrawl users should supply the playwright services with a secure proxy. A proxy can be specified through the PROXY_SERVER env in the environment variables. Please refer to the documentation for instructions. Ensure that the proxy server one is using is setup to block all traffic going to link-local IP addresses.
Reason for inclusion in AVID: CVE-2024-56800 concerns Firecrawl, a web scraping tool used to gather data for large language model training pipelines. It is a software vulnerability (SSRF) with high severity (CVSS 7.4). The issue affects OSS components used in data collection for AI systems, i.e., a core part of the AI supply chain (data ingestion for training/deployment). The report provides CVE details, impact, and remediation steps, giving sufficient signal to categorize as a security vulnerability in the AI software supply chain.
References
- NVD entry
- https://github.com/mendableai/firecrawl/security/advisories/GHSA-vjp8-2wgg-p734
- https://github.com/mendableai/firecrawl/commit/4d1f92f4c8c36403022428285a03621fd90d62ec
Affected or Relevant Artifacts
- Developer: mendableai
- Deployer: mendableai
- Artifact Details:
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| System | firecrawl |
Impact
AVID Taxonomy Categorization
- Risk domains: Security
- SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
- Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment
CVSS
| Version | 3.1 |
| Vector String | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Base Score | 7.4 |
| Base Severity | 🔴 High |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity | 🟢 Low |
| Privileges Required | 🟢 Low |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | 🟢 Low |
| Integrity Impact | 🟢 Low |
| Availability Impact | 🟢 Low |
CWE
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-918 | CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) |
Other information
- Report Type: Advisory
- Credits:
- Date Reported: 2024-12-30
- Version: 0.3.3
- AVID Entry