n8n: Domain-Restriction Bypass via Unguarded Model-Search Endpoint in OpenAI Chat Model NodeGHSA-34ff-336r-5q23
GHSA-34ff-336r-5q23 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in n8n. A fix is available for n8n — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-34ff-336r-5q23.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
n8nnpmDescription
Impact
The OpenAI Chat Model node checked a custom base URL against the credential's allowed-domains configuration before sending a request, but the model-search dropdown did not. A request setting options.baseURL on that path reached an arbitrary host with the credential attached, so the domain restriction an administrator configured did not hold for every route the node offered. The patch routes every OpenAI call site, including model listing, through one shared allowed-domains check.
Patches
The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
- Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.
- Audit all domain-restricted
openAiApicredentials and revoke use-only shares granted to untrusted users. - Rotate any
openAiApicredential secrets that may have been exposed and review downstream OpenAI account activity for unexpected usage.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | n8n | all versions | 1.123.76npm install n8n@1.123.76 |
| 📦npm | n8n | ≥ 2.38.0&&< 2.38.2 | 2.38.2npm install n8n@2.38.2 |
| 📦npm | n8n | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.37.7 | 2.37.7npm install n8n@2.37.7 |
Affected Products
n8nn8nDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for n8n, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update n8n to 1.123.76 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-34ff-336r-5q23 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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