CVE-2023-7240 Broken Access Control leading to SSRF in NetIQ Identity Console
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit broken access control to perform Server-Side Request Forgery and enumerate internal services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7240?
CVE-2023-7240 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Identity Console, published on 7 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper authorization level has been detected in the login panel. It may lead to unauthenticated Server Side Request Forgery and allows to perform open services enumeration. Server makes query to provided server (Server IP/DNS field) and is triggering connection to arbitrary address.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7240?
How do I fix CVE-2023-7240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7240 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-2023-7240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjv5-2q32-6v64.