Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in ftp-srv package for npm

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU46014

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15152

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ftp-srv: 1.0.0 - 4.3.3

External links

http://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/commit/e449e75219d918c400dec65b4b0759f60476abca
http://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/security/advisories/GHSA-jw37-5gqr-cf9j
http://www.npmjs.com/package/ftp-srv

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.