CVE-2018-1791 Server-side request forgery in Connections

Medium 4.9 Published 14 Sep 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can exploit improper validation to induce the IBM Connections server to attack other systems via external service interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1791?

CVE-2018-1791 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Connections, published on 14 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to an External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of a request property. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the Connections server to attack other systems. IBM X-Force ID: 148946.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1791?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Connections.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1791 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-2018-1791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mfgj-x8hm-56jw.