AppSmith Community up to 1.8.2 JSON Request server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AppSmith Community up to 1.8.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JSON Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-51408. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AppSmith Community up to 1.8.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component JSON Request Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

AppSmith Community 1.8.3 before 1.46 allows SSRF via New DataSource for application/json requests to 169.254.169.254 to retrieve AWS metadata credentials.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-51408 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-45343). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community 1.8.3
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/28/2024 🔍
11/04/2024 +7 days 🔍
11/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2025 +224 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-51408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-51408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283012
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2024 15:56
Updated: 06/16/2025 02:14
Changes: 11/04/2024 15:56 (66), 11/06/2024 09:30 (1), 11/07/2024 09:11 (9), 06/16/2025 02:14 (1)
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