Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-5418appsmithorg appsmith Dashboard WebClientUtils.java computeDisallowedHosts server-side request forgery
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity server-side request forgery in appsmith from appsmithorg. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in appsmithorg appsmith up to 1.97. Impacted is the function computeDisallowedHosts of the file app/server/appsmith-interfaces/src/main/java/com/appsmith/util/WebClientUtils.java of the component Dashboard. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.99 is recommended to address this issue. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| appsmithorg | appsmith | 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.7 |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-354855 | appsmithorg appsmith Dashboard WebClientUtils.java computeDisallowedHosts server-side request forgery vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-354855 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #780190 | appsmithorg appsmith v1.97 Server-Side Request Forgery third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/security/advisories/GHSA-9m89-5jw7-q5cr exploit
- https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/ product