CVE-2017-20106
Published: 28 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2017-20106 is a medium-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Khoros Lithium Forum. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-11113
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Lithium Forum 2017 Q1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Compose Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument upload_url leads to server-side request forgery. The attack…
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needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.