pi-hole up to 5.18.2 gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in pi-hole up to 5.18.2. The impacted element is the function gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-34361. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in pi-hole up to 5.18.2. Affected by this issue is the function gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.18.3 allows an authenticated user to make internal requests to the server via the `gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl()` function. Depending on some circumstances, the vulnerability could lead to remote command execution. Version 5.18.3 contains a patch for this issue.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-34361 since 05/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.18.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2c497a9a3ea099079bbcd1eb21725b0ed54b529d 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pi-hole 5.18.3
Patch: 2c497a9a3ea099079bbcd1eb21725b0ed54b529d

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05/02/2024 🔍
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10/02/2025 +454 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-jg6g-rrj6-xfg6
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-34361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-34361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270398

Entryinfo

Created: 07/05/2024 22:05
Updated: 10/02/2025 15:30
Changes: 07/05/2024 22:05 (66), 07/09/2024 03:29 (1), 10/02/2025 15:30 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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