Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-3578

SSRF in Dedecms 5.7.109

Public PoCSSRF
Published
10 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 5.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.036 88th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-3578 is a medium-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Dedecms Dedecms. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 12% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

A vulnerability classified as critical exists in DedeCMS version 5.7.109 within an unknown function of the file co_do.php. Manipulation of the rssurl argument triggers server-side request forgery, corresponding to CWE-918. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5 reflecting an adjacent-network vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required.

An authenticated attacker on the local network can supply a crafted rssurl value to coerce the server into issuing arbitrary requests, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit code for this flaw has been released.

The associated EPSS score stands at 0.8124 with no indicated rise from a lower baseline. References point to a GitHub repository containing technical details of the SSRF vector and to Vuldb entries that catalog the issue.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in DedeCMS 5.7.109. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file co_do.php. The manipulation of the argument rssurl leads to server-side request forgery. The exploit has been disclosed to the…

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public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-233371.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

dedecms
dedecms
5.7.109

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.6
  • V1.5.3
  • V5.3.2
  • V10.4.7

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.

addresses: CWE-918

Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.

addresses: CWE-918

Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.

addresses: CWE-918

Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.

addresses: CWE-918

Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.

References