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~1 min read·October 15, 2025 (Updated: October 15, 2025)·Free: Yes
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), is a type of security vulnerability where an attacker can manipulate a server into making unintended requests to internal or external resources.
Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability occurs when an attacker manipulates a server-side application into making HTTP requests to a domain of their choice. This vulnerability exposes the server to arbitrary external requests directed by the attacker.
Sometimes we have problems displaying some Medium posts.
If you have a problem that some images aren't loading - try using VPN. Probably you have problem with
access to Medium CDN (or fucking Cloudflare's bot detection algorithms are blocking you).