Description
Serena is a powerful MCP toolkit for coding that provides semantic retrieval and editing capabilities. Prior to v1.5.2, Serena's built-in web dashboard exposes an unauthenticated Flask API on a fixed, predictable port, with no authentication, no CSRF protection, and no Host header validation. A DNS rebinding attack allows a malicious webpage to reach this API from any browser and write arbitrary content to the agent's persistent memory store, which the agent reads and acts on autonomously. Combined with execute_shell_command using shell=True, this creates a remote code execution chain requiring only that the victim visit a malicious webpage while Serena is running. This issue is fixed in version v1.5.2.
Problem types
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Product status
References
github.com/...serena/security/advisories/GHSA-37h2-6p4f-mp3q
github.com/...ommit/016ccbe1c095a3eed7967737ac1d4df2754f5d96
github.com/oraios/serena/releases/tag/v1.5.2