CVE-2019-6512 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Attackers can exploit WSO2 API Manager to perform server-side request forgery, enabling internal port scanning and file enumeration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6512?
CVE-2019-6512 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 14 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0. It is possible to force the application to perform requests to the internal workstation (SSRF port-scanning), other adjacent workstations (SSRF network scanning), or to enumerate files because of the existence of the file:// wrapper.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6512?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wso2 Api Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6512 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-2019-6512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-6914 Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via Account Recovery SOAP Admin Service Leading to Account Takeover
- CVE-2020-13226 WSO2 API Manager vulnerable to SSRF
- CVE-2025-2905 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Multiple WSO2 Products
- CVE-2021-42646 XML external entity in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4w8-wwg9-q6pr.