CVE-2019-12161 Server-side request forgery in n/a
An attacker can bypass URL validation in WebPageTest using octal IP encoding to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks.
- 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-2019-12161?
CVE-2019-12161 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WPO WebPageTest 19.04 allows SSRF because ValidateURL in www/runtest.php does not consider octal encoding of IP addresses (such as 0300.0250 as a replacement for 192.168).
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12161?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webpagetest Webpagetest.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12161 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-2019-12161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8xm-hqh8-g7pw.