CVE-2024-5731 Server-side request forgery in Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Manager

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An attacker can manipulate request parameters in Trellix IPS Manager to control request destinations and access sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-5731?

CVE-2024-5731 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Trellix Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Manager, published on 14 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability in the IPS Manager, Central Manager, and Local Manager communication workflow allows an attacker to control the destination of a request by manipulating the parameter, thereby leveraging sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5731?

How do I fix CVE-2024-5731?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5731 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-2024-5731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hghf-48mr-w6mv.

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