CVE-2025-68696
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-68696 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the httparty Ruby gem that allows attackers to make unauthorized requests to internal servers. This can lead to API key leakage and unauthorized access to internal systems. All applications using httparty versions 0.23.2 and earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- httparty Ruby gem
📦 What is this software?
Httparty by Jnunemaker
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive internal systems, steal API keys and credentials, and pivot to compromise the entire internal network infrastructure.
Likely Case
Attackers could exfiltrate API keys and make unauthorized requests to internal APIs, potentially accessing sensitive data or performing unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and input validation, impact would be limited to the specific application's network context.
🎯 Exploit Status
SSRF vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and require minimal technical skill when user input controls URL parameters.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.23.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty/security/advisories/GHSA-hm5p-x4rq-38w4
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update Gemfile to specify 'gem "httparty", ">= 0.23.3"' 2. Run 'bundle update httparty' 3. Restart your application server
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input validation and URL whitelisting
allImplement strict validation of user-supplied URLs to only allow external, non-internal addresses
Network egress filtering
allConfigure firewalls to restrict outbound connections from application servers to only necessary external services
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation to reject URLs containing internal IP addresses or localhost
- Deploy network segmentation to isolate application servers from sensitive internal systems
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check your Gemfile.lock or run 'bundle show httparty' to see the installed versionCheck Version:
bundle show httparty | grep -o "httparty.*"Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the version is 0.23.3 or higher with 'bundle show httparty'📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from application servers to internal IP ranges
- Requests to localhost or 127.0.0.1 from httparty
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic from application servers to internal IP addresses not in whitelist
- Requests to metadata services (169.254.169.254)
SIEM Query:
source="application.log" AND "httparty" AND (destination_ip=10.0.0.0/8 OR destination_ip=172.16.0.0/12 OR destination_ip=192.168.0.0/16 OR destination_ip=127.0.0.1)