Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IBM Content Navigator - CVE-2023-35896
Published: December 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84467
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35896
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user 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.
Affected software
IBM Content Navigator
How to mitigate CVE-2023-35896
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Content Navigator - addressed in versions 3.0.11.14, 3.0.13.6, 3.0.14.3