Vulnerability identifier: #VU85787

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51441

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Axis
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the service admin HTTP API. 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Axis: 0.9 - 1.3

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External links
http://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/685c309febc64aa393b2d64a05f90e7eb9f73e06
http://lists.apache.org/thread/8nrm5thop8f82pglx4o0jg8wmvy6d9yd

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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