CVE-2021-29490

MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctl

5.8

CVSS v3

Description

Jellyfin is a free software media system that provides media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Verions prior to 10.7.3 vulnerable to unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks via the imageUrl parameter. This issue potentially exposes both internal and external HTTP servers or other resources available via HTTP `GET` that are visible from the Jellyfin server. The vulnerability is patched in version 10.7.3. As a workaround, disable external access to the API endpoints `/Items/*/RemoteImages/Download`, `/Items/RemoteSearch/Image` and `/Images/Remote` via reverse proxy, or limit to known-friendly IPs.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

How to fix

Remediation Available

Jellyfin ServerWindows application

Affected:10.7.3Fixed in:10.7.3The Jellyfin Project

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

69.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-21893	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-40438	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-34473	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-26855	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-41040	High	8.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-29490?

Upgrade Jellyfin Server to 10.7.3 or later.

Is CVE-2021-29490 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-29490 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 69.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-29490?

CVE-2021-29490 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-29490 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for Jellyfin Server (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.