SSRF in Cbioportal
CVE-2024-41668
The cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics provides visualization, analysis, and download of large-scale cancer genomics data sets. When running a publicly exposed proxy endpoint without authentication, cBioPortal could allow someone to perform a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. Logged in users could do the same on private instances. A fix has been released in version 6.0.12. As a workaround, one might be able to disable `/proxy` endpoint entirely via, for example, nginx.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Cbioportal — versions < 6.0.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-41668?
- CVE-2024-41668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cbioportal, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2024-41668?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.