CVE-2018-16307 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Attackers can force the router to fetch arbitrary external URLs and return their contents, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery and data exfiltration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16307?
CVE-2018-16307 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An "Out-of-band resource load" issue was discovered on Xiaomi MIWiFi Xiaomi_55DD Version 2.8.50 devices. It is possible to induce the application to retrieve the contents of an arbitrary external URL and return those contents in its own response. If a domain name (containing a random string) is used in the HTTP Host header, the application performs an HTTP request to the specified domain. The response from that request is then included in the application's own response.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16307?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mi Xiaomi Miwifi Xiaomi 55dd Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16307?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16307 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-2018-16307 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6h6-wxwc-jw35.