# CVE-2023-48379: Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Blind Server-Side Request Forgey (SSRF)

> An unauthenticated attacker can perform Blind SSRF to discover internal network topology via URL error responses in Softnext Mail SQR Expert.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g66f-25mw-6v67

## What is CVE-2023-48379?

CVE-2023-48379 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Softnext Mail SQR Expert , published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Softnext Mail SQR Expert is an email management platform, it has inadequate filtering for a specific URL parameter within a specific function. An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform Blind SSRF attack to discover internal network topology base on URL error response.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48379?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Softnext Mail Sqr Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48379?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48379 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Softnext Mail SQR Expert 

- [CVE-2022-40741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40741/): SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48378/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Path Traversal (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48380/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-48381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48381/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion-1 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-48382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48382/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion-2 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48379 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48379 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Softnext Mail SQR Expert , published on 15 Dec 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-2023-48379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Softnext Mail SQR Expert . 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-2023-48379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48379/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48379
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48379
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48379

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48379/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.