Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in cBioPortal

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU95125

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41668

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

cBioPortal: 6.0.0 - 6.0.11

External links

http://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/security/advisories/GHSA-9h44-r3c3-q7rm
http://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/pull/10884
http://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/commit/ea8642fdbda2d61d2ab34b9da7a1594680bbbcd5
http://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/releases/tag/v6.0.12
http://www.wizlynxgroup.com/security-research-advisories/vuln/WLX-2024-004

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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