CVE-2021-29749 Server-side request forgery in Secure External Authentication Server
An authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF in IBM Secure Proxy to send unauthorized requests, enabling network enumeration and facilitating further attacks.
- 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-2021-29749?
CVE-2021-29749 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Secure External Authentication Server, published on 15 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Secure External Authentication Server 6.0.2 and IBM Secure Proxy 6.0.2 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 201777.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29749?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Secure External Authentication Server, Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29749 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-2021-29749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Secure External Authentication Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6q52-mr9g-rhrv.