CVE-2023-24515 Server side request forgery in api checker

Medium 5.2 Published 22 Aug 2023 Updated 3 Oct 2024

Attackers can exploit SSRF in Pandora FMS API checker to read internal files by bypassing URL scheme validation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-24515?

CVE-2023-24515 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS, published on 22 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in API checker of Pandora FMS. Application does not have a check on the URL scheme used while retrieving API URL. Rather than validating the http/https scheme, the application allows other scheme such as file, which could allow a malicious user to fetch internal file content. This issue affects Pandora FMS v767 version and prior versions on all platforms.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24515?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pandorafms Pandora Fms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24515?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24515 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-2023-24515 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24515 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gc28-v63c-cq65.