LiteLLM Proxy has server-side request forgery via the `user_config` request parameter
### Summary A server-side request forgery in LiteLLM Proxy lets an authenticated caller redirect the proxy's outbound request to a host of their choosing by smuggling an `api_base` inside the `user_config` request body, bypassing the existing parameter guard. ### Details LiteLLM Proxy validates request bodies with `is_request_body_safe`, which blocks the `api_base` and `base_url` parameters but does not cover `user_config`. The `user_config` object is used to build the outbound router for a request, so a caller can place an `api_base` inside it and reach an arbitrary host. The guard only inspected the two top-level keys, so the same `api_base` nested inside `user_config` was never checked. Exploitation requires a valid virtual key. ### Impact An authenticated caller can make the proxy issue server-side requests to internal or external hosts of their choosing, reaching endpoints the caller cannot otherwise access. ### Affected / Patched Affected: `<= 1.83.8` Patched: `1.83.9` ### Remediation Upgrade to 1.83.9 or later (released 2026-04-17).
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-59823US | — | — | ||
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. Prior to 1.83.9, an authenticated LiteLLM Proxy caller with a valid virtual key can place api_… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellmPACKAGE
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/47214be317f45a2d2ac08258362e0481411eb427WEB
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/25827WEB
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-hx8v-g79f-8w5fWEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx8v-g79f-8w5fADVISORY
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59823ADVISORY
- https://pypi.org/project/litellmPACKAGE
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