CVE-2021-25939 ArangoDB - Blind SSRF when Downloading Foxx Service from URL
A highly-privileged attacker can exploit ArangoDB's Foxx service download feature to perform blind Server-Side Request Forgery against internal localhost services.
- 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-2021-25939?
CVE-2021-25939 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in arangodb, published on 9 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In ArangoDB, versions v3.7.0 through v3.9.0-alpha.1 have a feature which allows downloading a Foxx service from a publicly available URL. This feature does not enforce proper filtering of requests performed internally, which can be abused by a highly-privileged attacker to perform blind SSRF and send internal requests to localhost.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25939?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arangodb Arangodb.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25939 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-2021-25939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in arangodb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vw3j-xfjf-6rj3.