CVE-2017-20106 Lithium Forum Compose Message server-side request forgery
An attacker can exploit a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the Lithium Forum compose message handler to access internal resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20106?
CVE-2017-20106 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Lithium Forum, published on 28 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Lithium Forum 2017 Q1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Compose Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument upload_url leads to server-side request forgery. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20106?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Khoros Lithium Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20106?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20106 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-2017-20106 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20106 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m2c-33c5-mhvp.