# CVE-2026-46556: FlaskBB: SSRF in get\_image\_info() via unrestricted avatar URL

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2479, GHSA-XQ32-9G7Q-7297
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.1
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- flaskbb: fixed in 2.2.1
- flaskbb (PyPI): through 2.2.0

## Description

FlaskBB is a Forum Software written in Python using the micro framework Flask. Prior to version 2.2.1, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in get_image_info() allows any authenticated user to force the server to send HTTP requests to arbitrary internal endpoints, including cloud metadata services. This is a blind SSRF with confirmed internal port scanning and internal API triggering capabilities. Version 2.2.1 patches the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on flaskbb, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/security/advisories/GHSA-xq32-9g7q-7297
- https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/commit/e87e585f54bbe36694e91d52ee9b2d2e65dd4ab5

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