title: SSRF on AWS deployed instances of AnythingLLM via /metadata
description: The inclusion of the web scraper for AnythingLLM means that any user with the proper authorization level (manager, admin, and when in single user) could put in the URL
```
http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/identity-credentials/ec2/security-credentials/ec2-instance
```
which is a special IP and URL that resolves only when the request comes from within an EC2 instance. This would allow the user to see the connection/secret credentials for their specific instance and be able to manage it regardless of who deployed it.
The user would have to have pre-existing knowledge of the hosting infra which the target instance is deployed on, but if sent - would resolve if on EC2 and the proper `iptable` or firewall rule is not configured for their setup.
problem types: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
affected:
{
vendor: mintplex-labs
product: mintplex-labs/anything-llm
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThan: 1.0.0, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
version: 3.0
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
baseScore: 9.9
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
]