SSRF in Cockpit

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU89839

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35850

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 SSH requests to localhost.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cockpit: 0.0.1 - 289

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cockpit-project.org:cockpit:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cockpit-project.org:cockpit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cockpit-project.org:cockpit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/cockpitProject/README.md
http://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/15077
http://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/commit/29500b32c66dff16ec4aabf119a5772f007a007e

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.