#VU77574 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in xmltooling - CVE-2023-36661

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77574

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36661

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
xmltooling
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Shibboleth

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing URL in XMLToolingConfig.cpp. A remote attacker 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

xmltooling: 1.0.0 - 3.2.3

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External links
https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20230612.txt
https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-xmltooling.git;a=commit;h=6080f6343f98fec085bc0fd746913ee418cc9d30

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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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.