Ikiwiki prior 3.20170111.1/3.20190226 Aggregate Plugin server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Ikiwiki. This affects an unknown part of the component Aggregate Plugin. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-9187. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ikiwiki (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Aggregate Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ikiwiki before 3.20170111.1 and 3.2018x and 3.2019x before 3.20190226 allows SSRF via the aggregate plugin. The impact also includes reading local files via file: URIs.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2019. The weakness was published 06/05/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9187 since 02/26/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 97 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254371 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-9187), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176699 (Debian Security Update for ikiwiki (DLA 1716-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.20170111.1 or 3.20190226 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (254371). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 254371
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-9187

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ikiwiki 3.20170111.1/3.20190226

Timelineinfo

02/26/2019 🔍
02/28/2019 +2 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +97 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/25/2025 +2272 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 1716-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-9187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136105
OSVDB: - ikiwiki aggregate plugin server-side request forgery

Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2019 09:04
Updated: 08/25/2025 15:43
Changes: 06/06/2019 09:04 (59), 06/20/2020 12:11 (2), 09/28/2023 10:48 (4), 08/25/2025 15:43 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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