SB2017080502 - SSRF in phpBB



SB2017080502 - SSRF in phpBB

Published: August 5, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017080502
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000419)

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Remote Avatar function. A remote attacker can perform server-side forgery attacks and gain unauthorized access to internal application resources and private network.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.