GHSA-qpr4-c339-7vq8
HIGHServer-Side Request Forgery via /_image endpoint in Astro Cloudflare adapter
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
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Description
Summary
When using Astro's Cloudflare adapter (@astrojs/cloudflare) configured with output: 'server' while using the default imageService: 'compile', the generated image optimization endpoint doesn't check the URLs it receives, allowing content from unauthorized third-party domains to be served.
Details
On-demand rendered sites built with Astro include an /_image endpoint, which returns optimized versions of images.
The /_image endpoint is restricted to processing local images bundled with the site and also supports remote images from domains the site developer has manually authorized (using the image.domains or image.remotePatterns options).
However, a bug in impacted versions of the @astrojs/cloudflare adapter for deployment on Cloudflare’s infrastructure, allows an attacker to bypass the third-party domain restrictions and serve any content from the vulnerable origin.
PoC
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Create a new minimal Astro project (
[email protected]) -
Configure it to use the Cloudflare adapter (
@astrojs/[email protected]) and server output:// astro.config.mjs import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config'; import cloudflare from '@astrojs/cloudflare'; export default defineConfig({ output: 'server', adapter: cloudflare(), }); -
Deploy to Cloudflare Pages or Workers
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Append
/_image?href=https://placehold.co/600x400to the deployment URL. -
This will serve the placeholder image from the unauthorised
placehold.codomain.
Impact
Allows a non-authorized third-party to create URLs on an impacted site’s origin that serve unauthorized content. This includes the risk of server-side request forgery (SSRF) and by extension cross-site scripting (XSS) if a user follows a link to a maliciously crafted URL.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @astrojs/cloudflare | ≥ 11.0.3&&< 12.6.6 | 12.6.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @astrojs/cloudflare. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update @astrojs/cloudflare to 12.6.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qpr4-c339-7vq8 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-qpr4-c339-7vq8 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-qpr4-c339-7vq8. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-qpr4-c339-7vq8 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-qpr4-c339-7vq8 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.