#VU54336 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in eLabFTW - CVE-2021-32698

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54336

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32698

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
eLabFTW
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: elabftw

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

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

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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.