CVE-2022-20951: cisco broadworks_messaging_server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20951 is a high (CVSS 7.7) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in cisco broadworks_messaging_server. EPSS estimates a 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-11-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco BroadWorks CommPilot application could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain confidential information from the BroadWorks server and other device on the network. {{value}} ["%7b%7bvalue%7d%7d"])}]]

• CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.