Weblate is a web based localization tool. Prior to version 5.17.1, an authenticated user with project.add permission (default on hosted Weblate SaaS and for any user holding an active billing/trial plan) can import a crafted project backup ZIP whose components/<name>.json contains an attacker-chosen repo URL pointing at a private address (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:9999/) or using a non-allow-listed scheme (e.g. file://, git://). Weblate persists the component via Component.objects.bulk_create([component])[0], which bypasses Django's full_clean() and therefore never runs the validate_repo_url validator. The URL is subsequently written verbatim into .git/config by configure_repo(pull=False). This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 5
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e1eff1f517c1ee315d69581910baaabb724e5ef0 Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e4b67a76d95d5165ecb9937f7485fd79223b7f14 Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19061 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19062 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-cwcx-382v-8m9g Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.3 · weblateNVD modified 2026-10-25 23:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:weblate:weblate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e1eff1f517c1ee315d69581910baaabb724e5ef0 Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e4b67a76d95d5165ecb9937f7485fd79223b7f14 Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19061 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19062 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-5.17.1 Release Notes
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-cwcx-382v-8m9g Patch, Vendor Advisory