CVE-2025-44043 Server-side request forgery in n/a
An attacker can exploit SSRF in Keyoti SearchUnit to force the server to read and write files via a malicious SMB server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-44043?
CVE-2025-44043 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Keyoti SearchUnit prior to 9.0.0. is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetResults and /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetLocationAndContentCategories. An attacker can specify their own SMB server as the indexDirectory value when making POST requests to the affected components. In doing so an attacker can get the SearchUnit server to read and write configuration and log files from/to the attackers server.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-44043?
How do I fix CVE-2025-44043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-44043 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-2025-44043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-44043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3c9c-9w7c-4f9j.