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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j963-vc5v-49cp

## 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 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15657?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- SureMDM < 2018-11 Patch - Local / Remote File Inclusion (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15656/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-15658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15658/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-15655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15655/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-15659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15659/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-3897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3897/): Bypassing CAPTCHA & Enumerating Usernames via Password Reset Page (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15657 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15657/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15657/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15657
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15657
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15657

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