diff --git a/src/llamafactory/api/chat.py b/src/llamafactory/api/chat.py
index c0d87196..93236c5c 100644
--- a/src/llamafactory/api/chat.py
+++ b/src/llamafactory/api/chat.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from ..extras import logging
 from ..extras.constants import AUDIO_PLACEHOLDER, IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER, VIDEO_PLACEHOLDER
 from ..extras.misc import is_env_enabled
 from ..extras.packages import is_fastapi_available, is_pillow_available, is_requests_available
-from .common import dictify, jsonify
+from .common import check_lfi_path, check_ssrf_url, dictify, jsonify
 from .protocol import (
     ChatCompletionMessage,
     ChatCompletionResponse,
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ def _process_request(
                     if re.match(r"^data:image\/(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|bmp);base64,(.+)$", image_url):  # base64 image
                         image_stream = io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(image_url.split(",", maxsplit=1)[1]))
                     elif os.path.isfile(image_url):  # local file
+                        check_lfi_path(image_url)
                         image_stream = open(image_url, "rb")
                     else:  # web uri
+                        check_ssrf_url(image_url)
                         image_stream = requests.get(image_url, stream=True).raw
 
                     images.append(Image.open(image_stream).convert("RGB"))
@@ -132,8 +134,10 @@ def _process_request(
                     if re.match(r"^data:video\/(mp4|mkv|avi|mov);base64,(.+)$", video_url):  # base64 video
                         video_stream = io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(video_url.split(",", maxsplit=1)[1]))
                     elif os.path.isfile(video_url):  # local file
+                        check_lfi_path(video_url)
                         video_stream = video_url
                     else:  # web uri
+                        check_ssrf_url(video_url)
                         video_stream = requests.get(video_url, stream=True).raw
 
                     videos.append(video_stream)
@@ -143,8 +147,10 @@ def _process_request(
                     if re.match(r"^data:audio\/(mpeg|mp3|wav|ogg);base64,(.+)$", audio_url):  # base64 audio
                         audio_stream = io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(audio_url.split(",", maxsplit=1)[1]))
                     elif os.path.isfile(audio_url):  # local file
+                        check_lfi_path(audio_url)
                         audio_stream = audio_url
                     else:  # web uri
+                        check_ssrf_url(audio_url)
                         audio_stream = requests.get(audio_url, stream=True).raw
 
                     audios.append(audio_stream)
diff --git a/src/llamafactory/api/common.py b/src/llamafactory/api/common.py
index f4d0c2fb..7b4e9602 100644
--- a/src/llamafactory/api/common.py
+++ b/src/llamafactory/api/common.py
@@ -12,14 +12,29 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import ipaddress
 import json
+import os
+import socket
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from ..extras.misc import is_env_enabled
+from ..extras.packages import is_fastapi_available
+
+
+if is_fastapi_available():
+    from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
+SAFE_MEDIA_PATH = os.environ.get("SAFE_MEDIA_PATH", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "safe_media"))
+ALLOW_LOCAL_FILES = is_env_enabled("ALLOW_LOCAL_FILES", "1")
+
+
 def dictify(data: "BaseModel") -> dict[str, Any]:
     try:  # pydantic v2
         return data.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
@@ -32,3 +47,50 @@ def jsonify(data: "BaseModel") -> str:
         return json.dumps(data.model_dump(exclude_unset=True), ensure_ascii=False)
     except AttributeError:  # pydantic v1
         return data.json(exclude_unset=True, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+
+def check_lfi_path(path: str) -> None:
+    """Checks if a given path is vulnerable to LFI. Raises HTTPException if unsafe."""
+    if not ALLOW_LOCAL_FILES:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Local file access is disabled.")
+
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(SAFE_MEDIA_PATH, exist_ok=True)
+        real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
+        safe_path = os.path.realpath(SAFE_MEDIA_PATH)
+
+        if not real_path.startswith(safe_path):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="File access is restricted to the safe media directory."
+            )
+    except Exception:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid or inaccessible file path.")
+
+
+def check_ssrf_url(url: str) -> None:
+    """Checks if a given URL is vulnerable to SSRF. Raises HTTPException if unsafe."""
+    try:
+        parsed_url = urlparse(url)
+        if parsed_url.scheme not in ["http", "https"]:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Only HTTP/HTTPS URLs are allowed.")
+
+        hostname = parsed_url.hostname
+        if not hostname:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid URL hostname.")
+
+        ip_info = socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, parsed_url.port)
+        ip_address_str = ip_info[0][4][0]
+        ip = ipaddress.ip_address(ip_address_str)
+
+        if not ip.is_global:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                detail="Access to private or reserved IP addresses is not allowed.",
+            )
+
+    except socket.gaierror:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail=f"Could not resolve hostname: {parsed_url.hostname}"
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail=f"Invalid URL: {e}")