CVE-2023-6199 Book Stack v23.10.2 - LFR via Blind SSRF

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit Server-Side Request Forgery in BookStack to filter and read local files on the server.

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-2023-6199?

CVE-2023-6199 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in BookStack, published on 20 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Book Stack version 23.10.2 allows filtering local files on the server. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to SSRF.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6199?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bookstackapp Bookstack.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6199 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-2023-6199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwg4-q55q-w62p.

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