Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-27159

appwrite appwrite Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Published Dec 4, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 4, 2023 · appwrite appwrite Server-Side Request

Patch now

CVE-2023-27159 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm appwrite appwrite Server-Side Request against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (appwrite appwrite Server-Side Request).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
36.42%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor appwrite appwrite

Appwrite up to v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /v1/avatars/favicon. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted GET request.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor appwrite appwriteversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-27159

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-27159 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm appwrite appwrite Server-Side Request against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 36.42%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 4, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Appwrite up to v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /v1/avatars/favicon. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted GET request.

  2. Dec 4, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-27159

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-27159

    30-day exploitation probability 36.4%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-27159

    Appwrite up to v1.2.1 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /v1/avatars/favicon. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted GET request.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.