S9y vulnerabilities

Serendipity before 2.6.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the serendipity_url_allowed() filter that fails to block hex-encoded IPv4 addresses, IPv6 literals, and link-local ranges. Authenticated users with adminImagesAdd permission can bypass the filter using alternate address formats to request internal services and retrieve response bodies through the public uploads directory.

Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine. In versions 2.6-beta2 and below, the email sending functionality in include/functions.inc.php inserts $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] directly into the Message-ID SMTP header without validation, and the existing sanitization function serendipity_isResponseClean() is not called on HTTP_HOST before embedding it. An attacker who can control the Host header during an email-triggering action such as comment notifications or subscription emails can inject arbitrary SMTP headers into outgoing emails. This enables identity spoofing, reply hijacking via manipulated Message-ID threading, and email reputation abuse through the attacker's domain being embedded in legitimate mail headers. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.0.

Serendipity 2.4.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files with .phar extension. Attackers can upload files with system command payloads to the media upload endpoint and execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Serendipity 2.5.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to upload malicious PHP files through the media upload functionality. Attackers can exploit the file upload mechanism by creating a PHP shell with a command execution form that enables arbitrary system command execution on the web server.