# CVE-2023-37290: InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SSRF in the HTML to PDF conversion feature to access internal network resources and arbitrary system files.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjw6-fcr4-7qrh

## What is CVE-2023-37290?

CVE-2023-37290 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System, published on 20 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System lacks sufficient restrictions on the available tags within its HTML to PDF conversion function, and allowing an unauthenticated attackers to load remote or local resources through HTML tags such as iframe. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks, gaining unauthorized access to arbitrary system files and uncovering the internal network topology.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37290?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Infodoc Document On-Line Submission and Approval System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System

- [CVE-2023-37289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37289/): InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System - Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37290 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37290 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System, published on 20 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: InfoDoc Document On-line Submission and Approval System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37290/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37290/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37290
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37290
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37290

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37290/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.