#VU95125 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in cBioPortal - CVE-2024-41668
Published: July 31, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95125
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41668
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cBioPortal
cBioPortal
Software vendor:
cBioPortal
cBioPortal
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/security/advisories/GHSA-9h44-r3c3-q7rm
- https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/pull/10884
- https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/commit/ea8642fdbda2d61d2ab34b9da7a1594680bbbcd5
- https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/releases/tag/v6.0.12
- https://www.wizlynxgroup.com/security-research-advisories/vuln/WLX-2024-004