CVE-2021-32698 Blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in eLabFTW
Attackers can force the server to make blind GET requests, potentially accessing internal resources or bypassing network restrictions.
- 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-2021-32698?
CVE-2021-32698 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in elabftw, published on 21 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. This vulnerability allows an attacker to make GET requests on behalf of the server. It is "blind" because the attacker cannot see the result of the request. Issue has been patched in eLabFTW 4.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elabftw Elabftw.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32698 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-2021-32698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in elabftw
- CVE-2021-43834 Incorrect Authentication in elabftw
- CVE-2024-28100 Stored Cross-site Scripting leading to arbitrary actions taken on behalf of users in elabftw
- CVE-2019-12185 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2024-25632 Unauthorised granting of administrator privileges over arbitrary teams under certain circumstances
- CVE-2025-25206 Incorrect input validation could allow an authenticated user to read sensitive information
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh6g-62p8-26m4.