GHSA-h5rg-8p7f-47g2
SurrealDB fetches the JWKS document for a JWT or record access method using a bare `reqwest` client that follows HTTP redirects by default. The network capability check in `core/src/iam/jwks.rs` (`check_capabilities_url`) is applied only to the originally configured URL; redirect targets are not re-validated. An `--allow-net`-permitted JWKS host that returns a `3xx Location` can therefore redirect the request to an address the allowlist was meant to block, resulting in a server-side request forgery (SSRF). The protected `HttpClient` used by `http::*` functions re-checks every redirect hop and was hardened in 3.1.0, but the JWKS fetcher uses its own client and was not covered. ### Impact What an attacker **can** do: - With the **Owner** role at database level or above (the minimum required to run `DEFINE ACCESS ... TYPE JWT URL` or `TYPE RECORD ... WITH JWT URL`), point an access method at an allowlisted host they control and redirect the server's GET to an otherwise-blocked target — cloud metadata, loopback, internal services — bypassing `--allow-net`/`--deny-net`. - Infer the existence and liveness of internal hosts and ports from response-timing differences (bounded by the 1-second fetch timeout). What it **can't** do: - Read the response: the fetch is blind — the body is only parsed as a JWKS, and a non-JWKS response surfaces as an opaque `InvalidAuth` error. Nothing is returned to the caller. - Modify data or affect availability (a single GET request). ### Patches The JWKS fetcher now applies a redirect policy that re-validates every redirect target against the configured network capabilities (mirroring `check_capabilities_url`) and caps redirects at `max_http_redirects`. - Versions prior to 3.1.5 are vulnerable. ### Workarounds - Restrict the Owner role to trusted operators. - Enforce egress filtering at the network layer (block link-local `169.254.0.0/16` and internal ranges) so redirect targets are unreachable regardless of in-process checks. - Conf
Properties
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-h5rg-8p7f-47g2
- severity
- medium
- summary
- SurrealDB: SSRF via JWKS URL — Redirect Following in JWT Key Fetch
- cvss_score
- 4.1
- cve_id
- GHSA-h5rg-8p7f-47g2
- cvss_vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- is_ghsa_only
- true
- ghsa_published
- 2026-06-19T22:10:45Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5rg-8p7f-47g2
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-06-19T22:10:45Z
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