CVE-2023-27159

Appwrite Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

7.5 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

36.4%Up 36.4 points since Apr 1, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2023-27159
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.5

Record: CVE-2023-27159
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-1042 7.5

Record: EUVD-2023-1042
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8 7.5

Appwrite Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

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.

Record: GHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2023-27159
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8 7.5

Appwrite Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

Record: GHSA-hxgx-584x-vwm8
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

appwrite

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`appwrite/server-ce` Packagist	through 1.2.1	None known
`appwrite/server-ce` Packagist	through 1.2.1, plus listed versions 0.1.130.1.150.10.00.10.10.10.2 Show 45 moreShow less 0.10.30.10.40.11.00.11.10.11.20.12.00.12.10.12.20.12.30.12.40.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.13.40.14.00.14.10.14.20.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.2.00.3.00.4.00.5.00.5.10.5.20.5.30.6.00.6.10.6.20.7.00.7.10.7.20.8.00.90.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.41.0.01.0.0-RC11.0.11.0.2	None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	Appwrite <=1.2.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-27159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Appwrite, published March 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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