Description
SSRF as in Server Side Request Forgery is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to force server interfaces into sending packets initiated by the victim server to the local interface or to another server behind the firewall. Consult Web References for more information about this problem.
Remediation
Your script should properly sanitize user input.
References
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