CVE-2025-27776

5.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

Applio versions 3.2.7 and earlier contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in model_download.py that allows attackers to send requests from the server to internal networks. Combined with an arbitrary file write vulnerability, this can lead to remote code execution. All Applio users running vulnerable versions are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Applio
Versions: 3.2.7 and prior
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Vulnerability exists in the default installation; no special configuration required for exploitation.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Remote code execution on the Applio server through SSRF combined with file write and unsafe deserialization, potentially leading to complete system compromise.

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Likely Case

Internal network reconnaissance and data exfiltration through SSRF, potentially reading files from internal systems when combined with CVE-2025-27784.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if network segmentation prevents internal network access and file system permissions restrict write operations.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires chaining multiple vulnerabilities for full impact; SSRF component is straightforward to exploit.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: None

Vendor Advisory: None

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Monitor Applio GitHub repository for updates.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Segmentation

linux

Restrict Applio server's network access to prevent SSRF exploitation of internal systems

iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j DROP
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j DROP

File System Restrictions

linux

Run Applio with minimal file system write permissions to limit file write impact

chmod -R 755 /path/to/applio
chown -R nobody:nogroup /path/to/applio

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Isolate Applio server in a restricted network segment with no access to internal systems
  • Implement strict egress filtering to block outbound requests from the Applio server

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check Applio version; if version is 3.2.7 or earlier, system is vulnerable

Check Version:

Check version in Applio interface or configuration files

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify Applio version is higher than 3.2.7 when patch becomes available

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual outbound HTTP requests from Applio server
  • File write operations in unexpected locations

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests from Applio server to internal IP addresses
  • Unexpected outbound connections on ports 80/443

SIEM Query:

source="applio" AND (dest_ip IN (RFC1918_ranges) OR action="file_write")

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