Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Oracle Secure Global Desktop

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU56678

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40438

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the mod_proxy module in Apache HTTP Server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with a chosen uri-path and trick the web server 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 update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Secure Global Desktop: 5.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle_secure_global_desktop:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html?150

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.