# CVE-2023-5572: Vrite Server-Side Request Forgery

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-5572-vrite-server-side-request-forgery  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-13. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-5572 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2023-10-13

Vrite is an open-source collaborative editor and content management platform. A Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability allows attackers to make unauthorized requests from the server to internal or external systems, potentially exposing sensitive data or enabling lateral movement within a network.

Technologies: [@vrite/sdk (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vrite-sdk). Vendors: [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-5572 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-5572 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-5572?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** @vrite/sdk (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.0; Vrite prior to 0.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-5572?** Yes. @vrite/sdk (npm): upgrade to 0.3.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2023-5572 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-5572?** Check whether you run @vrite/sdk (npm) or Vrite at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- @vrite/sdk (npm): upgrade to 0.3.0 or later

  ```sh
  npm install @vrite/sdk@0.3.0
  ```


## Technical details

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in Vrite SDK (@vrite/sdk) prior to version 0.3.0, classified as CWE-918. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to craft malicious requests that the Vrite server will execute on their behalf. This enables attackers to access internal services, bypass firewall restrictions, read local files, or interact with internal APIs. The vulnerability was patched in version 0.3.0, released on October 10, 2023.

## Affected products

- Vrite Vrite prior to 0.3.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-5572
- GHSA-w35p-wxwj-rcm9

## Timeline

- 2023-10-13: disclosed
- 2023-10-10: patched

## References

- [https://github.com/vriteio/vrite/commit/1877683b932bb33fb20d688e476284b70bb9fe23](https://github.com/vriteio/vrite/commit/1877683b932bb33fb20d688e476284b70bb9fe23)

## Related threats

- [Vrite SDK resource exhaustion via unbounded allocation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-5573-vrite-sdk-resource-exhaustion-via-unbounded-allocation)
- [Vrite SDK improper input validation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-5571-vrite-sdk-improper-input-validation)