Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in eLabFTW

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU54336

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-2021-32698

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 GET 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

eLabFTW: 0.7.0 - 3.6.7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/3d2db4d3ad90b0915f29f05aeba41eaaf6a7c726
http://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-mh6g-62p8-26m4

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.