CVE-2018-15657 Server-side request forgery in n/a

High 7.3 Published 5 Feb 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in the SureMDM API to access internal resources or bypass security controls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-15657?

CVE-2018-15657 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An SSRF issue was discovered in 42Gears SureMDM before 2018-11-27 via the /api/DownloadUrlResponse.ashx "url" parameter.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15657?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 42gears Suremdm.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15657?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15657 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-2018-15657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j963-vc5v-49cp.