Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.0, the POST /api/v2/Photo::fromUrl flow validates a hostname and its resolved addresses in app/Rules/PhotoUrlRule.php but later passes the original hostname through app/Actions/Import/FromUrl.php to app/Image/Files/DownloadedFile.php for a separate fopen connection. An authenticated attacker who controls DNS responses can cause validation to observe a public address and the subsequent fetch to resolve the same hostname to a private or otherwise forbidden address. This DNS rebinding time-of-check to time-of-use mismatch bypasses the intended server-side request forgery protections and can reach services available from the Lychee server, subject to deployment and TLS behavior. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.0.
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-vj35-v9x5-vrxh
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.6.0
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4344
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/a5f23e314f1a933d31aa650616bf9cd84bd0407e
Published: 2026-10-15
Updated: 2026-10-15
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity: High
Base Score: 2.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
Severity: Low