Juice Shop's Node.js request module does follow file:// by default, but older urllib or curl wrappers do.
: It may allow protocols other than http or https , such as file:// or gopher:// , depending on the underlying library. Exploitation Scenario juice shop ssrf
In the context of the OWASP Juice Shop Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Juice Shop's Node
: Look for features that fetch external data, like the Gravatar linking tool on the profile page. such as file:// or gopher://
The specific Juice Shop SSRF challenge requires you to fetch an image from a to trigger an error message containing a flag.