Discourse up to 3.1.0.beta2 IPv4 Address server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Discourse up to 3.1.0.beta2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IPv4 Address Handler. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-28111. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Discourse up to 3.1.0.beta2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPv4 Address Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, attackers are able to bypass Discourse's server-side request forgery (SSRF) protection for private IPv4 addresses by using a IPv4-mapped IPv6 address. The issue is patched in the latest beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

The weakness was published 03/18/2023 as GHSA-26h3-8ww8-v5fc. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28111 since 03/10/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.1.0.beta3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fd16eade7fcc6bba4b71e71106a2eb13cdfdae4a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Discourse 3.1.0.beta3
Patch: fd16eade7fcc6bba4b71e71106a2eb13cdfdae4a

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03/10/2023 🔍
03/18/2023 +8 days 🔍
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04/11/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-26h3-8ww8-v5fc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223355

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2023 08:39
Updated: 04/11/2023 15:06
Changes: 03/18/2023 08:39 (52), 04/11/2023 15:06 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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