CVE-2023-23943 Blind SSRF via server URL input in the Nextcloud Mail app

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit blind SSRF in Nextcloud Mail to scan internal network services via server URL inputs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-23943?

CVE-2023-23943 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in nextcloud security-advisories, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nextcloud mail is an email app for the nextcloud home server platform. In affected versions the SMTP, IMAP and Sieve host fields allowed to scan for internal services and servers reachable from within the local network of the Nextcloud Server. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Maill app is upgraded to 1.15.0 or 2.2.2. The only known workaround for this issue is to completely disable the nextcloud mail app.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextcloud Mail.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23943 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-2023-23943 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23943 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8gcx-r739-9pf6.

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