RWS WorldServer <11.7.3 SSRF via ws-legacy/load_dtd?system_id JSP Exec
CVE-2022-34269 Published on February 29, 2024
An issue was discovered in RWS WorldServer before 11.7.3. An authenticated, remote attacker can perform a ws-legacy/load_dtd?system_id= blind SSRF attack to deploy JSP code to the Apache Axis service running on the localhost interface, leading to command execution.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-34269 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2022-34269. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
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. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2022-34269 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-34269
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Exploit Probability
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