# CVE-2023-7037: automad FileController.php import server-side request forgery

> Remote attackers can exploit a server-side request forgery vulnerability in automad's import function to access internal resources.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5q3-qm26-9jwm

## What is CVE-2023-7037?

CVE-2023-7037 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in automad, published on 21 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in automad up to 1.10.9. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function import of the file FileController.php. The manipulation of the argument importUrl leads to server-side request forgery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-248686 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7037?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including automad/automad. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `automad/automad` | Packagist | All versions to 1.10.9 | None |
| `automad/automad` | Packagist | All versions to 1.10.9 | None |

Products: Automad Automad.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in automad

- [CVE-2024-40400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40400/): Automad arbitrary file upload vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-37502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37502/): Cross site scripting in automad/automad (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-40111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40111/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2023-7035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7035/): automad Setting post.php cross site scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2023-7036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7036/): automad Content Type FileCollectionController.php upload unrestricted upload (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7037 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7037 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in automad, published on 21 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- automad/automad (Packagist): affected all versions up to 1.10.9; no fix listed
- automad/automad (Packagist): affected all versions up to 1.10.9; no fix listed

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-2023-7037/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7037/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7037
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7037
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7037

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7037/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.