CVE-2023-50165 Server-side request forgery in Pega Platform

High 8.5 Published 31 Jan 2024 Updated 17 Oct 2024

An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in Pega Platform to expose sensitive file contents.

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-2023-50165?

CVE-2023-50165 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Platform, published on 31 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pega Platform versions 8.2.1 to Infinity 23.1.0 are affected by an Generated PDF issue that could expose file contents.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pega Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50165 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-2023-50165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-43fw-h62p-gjw8.