CVE-2025-23172 Server-side request forgery in Director
Authenticated users can exploit Webhook features to send requests to localhost, enabling command execution and privilege escalation on Versa Director.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23172?
CVE-2025-23172 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Versa Director, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes a Webhook feature for sending notifications to external HTTP endpoints. However, the "Add Webhook" and "Test Webhook" functionalities can be abused by an authenticated user to send crafted HTTP requests to localhost. This can be leveraged to execute commands on behalf of the versa user, who has sudo privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation or remote code execution. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers. Workarounds or Mitigation: There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23172?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Versa-Networks Versa Director.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23172 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-2025-23172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Versa Director
Sources
Also known as GHSA-683j-3v25-h2qg.