The whisperX API is a tool for enhancing and analyzing audio content. From 0.3.1 to 0.5.0, FileService.download_from_url() in app/services/file_service.py calls requests.get(url) with zero URL validation. The file extension check occurs AFTER the HTTP request is already made, and can be bypassed by appending .mp3 to any internal URL. The /speech-to-text-url endpoint is unauthenticated. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.0.

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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Pavelzbornik
Pavelzbornik whisperx-fastapi
Vendors & Products Pavelzbornik
Pavelzbornik whisperx-fastapi

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description The whisperX API is a tool for enhancing and analyzing audio content. From 0.3.1 to 0.5.0, FileService.download_from_url() in app/services/file_service.py calls requests.get(url) with zero URL validation. The file extension check occurs AFTER the HTTP request is already made, and can be bypassed by appending .mp3 to any internal URL. The /speech-to-text-url endpoint is unauthenticated. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.0.
Title whisperX REST API: SSRF in download_from_url() — URL validation happens after HTTP request, extension bypass via .mp3
Weaknesses CWE-918
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-06T18:45:41.844Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T19:38:31.617Z

Link: CVE-2026-34981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T18:45:35.788Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-06T17:17:11.710

Modified: 2026-04-06T17:17:11.710

Link: CVE-2026-34981

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T21:31:38Z

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