CVE-2007-2403 Server-side request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 3 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can trigger arbitrary FTP commands to arbitrary servers via malicious URIs in Mac OS X CFNetwork, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-2403?

CVE-2007-2403 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

CFNetwork on Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.10 does not properly validate ftp: URIs, which allows remote attackers to trigger the transmission of arbitrary FTP commands to arbitrary FTP servers.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2403?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Cfnetwork.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2007-2403 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fhp8-2h74-w5rm.