{"id":59880,"date":"2025-08-04T20:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:53:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-12T13:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:04:43","slug":"cve-2025-54381-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-bentoml-python-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54381-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-bentoml-python-library\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54381: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability in BentoML Python Library<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape has been hit by yet another substantial security flaw, this time in the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications and online serving systems. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-54381, affects BentoML, a widely used Python library that streamlines the process of building machine learning models for AI applications. The flaw is significant due to BentoML&#8217;s prevalent usage in the AI field, with the potential to compromise numerous AI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67033\">applications and online serving systems<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe core of this issue lies in an SSRF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28946-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-printxtore\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66170\">vulnerability found within BentoML&#8217;s file<\/a> upload processing system, which allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate the server into making arbitrary HTTP requests. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69373\">lead to system<\/a> compromises or data leakage, highlighting the severity of the threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54381<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.9 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78579\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-274740271\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>BentoML Python Library | 1.4.0 to 1.4.19<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flaw resides in the multipart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8420-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-request-a-quote-form-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82065\">form data and JSON request<\/a> handlers of the BentoML library. These handlers automatically download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40737-critical-file-path-validation-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67034\">files from user-provided URLs without running any validation<\/a> checks on whether these URLs point to internal network addresses, cloud metadata endpoints, or other restricted resources. This lack of validation enables an attacker to craft malicious URLs that could force the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40741-stack-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75810\">potentially leading<\/a> to SSRF attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2969344734\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/file\/upload HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data\n{ &quot;file_url&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/internal.network\/sensitive\/data&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker uses a crafted HTTP POST request to the server&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54439-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67032\">file upload<\/a> endpoint, providing a URL (`http:\/\/internal.network\/sensitive\/data`) that points to a restricted resource on the internal network. The server, lacking proper validation, could then unwittingly download and expose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43233-critical-https-proxy-vulnerability-allowing-sensitive-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69372\">sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention and Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BentoML team has already issued a patch in the 1.4.19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46198-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-grav-versions-1-7-46-to-1-7-48\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69864\">version that addresses this vulnerability<\/a>. Therefore, users are strongly advised to update their BentoML Python library to the latest version. As a temporary mitigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69865\">users can apply a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to help detect and prevent potential SSRF attacks. However, these measures should be seen as temporary solutions, and the patch should be applied as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape has been hit by yet another substantial security flaw, this time in the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications and online serving systems. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-54381, affects BentoML, a widely used Python library that streamlines the process of building machine learning models for AI applications. 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