CVE-2014-5237 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger server-side requests and embed arbitrary images via crafted URLs in text documents, potentially accessing internal resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5237?
CVE-2014-5237 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the documentconverter component in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite before 7.4.2-rev10 and 7.6.x before 7.6.0-rev10 allows remote attackers to trigger requests to arbitrary servers and embed arbitrary images via a URL in an embedded image in a Text document, which is not properly handled by the image preview.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5237?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Xchange App Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5237 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-2014-5237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9c4c-qp3h-qxm5.