CVE-2020-24710 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in github.com/gophish/gophish. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for github.com/gophish/gophish — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Gophish vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Gophish before 0.11.0 allows SSRF attacks.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/gophish/gophish | all versions | 0.11.0go get github.com/gophish/gophish@v0.11.0 |
Affected Products
gophishgetgophishResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/gophish/gophish, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/gophish/gophish to 0.11.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-24710 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Restrict outbound requests from the affected component to an allowlist of hosts, block access to link-local and internal address ranges at the network layer, and require authentication on internal services so a forged request cannot reach them unauthenticated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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