CVE-2022-3189 Server-side request forgery in iBoot-PDU FW

Medium 5.3 Published 21 Dec 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025

An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in Dataprobe iBoot-PDU firmware to force the device to send requests to arbitrary hosts.

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-2022-3189?

CVE-2022-3189 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Dataprobe iBoot-PDU FW, published on 21 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dataprobe iBoot-PDU FW versions prior to 1.42.06162022 contain a vulnerability where a specially crafted PHP script could use parameters from a HTTP request to create a URL capable of changing the host parameter. The changed host parameter in the HTTP could point to another host that will send a request to the host or IP specified in the changed host parameter.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3189?

It affects 12 products.

Products include Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4-N20 Firmware, Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4a-N15 Firmware, Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4a-N20 Firmware, Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4sa-N15 Firmware, Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4sa-N20 Firmware, Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8a-2n15 Firmware and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3189 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-2022-3189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-953p-cw63-fhm7.