Server-Side Request Forgery in Cockpit Product by Aheinze
CVE-2017-14611
9.1CRITICAL
What is CVE-2017-14611?
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in Cockpit 0.13.0 that enables remote attackers to exploit the system by reading arbitrary files or directing TCP traffic to internal hosts. This exploit leverages the insecure handling of the 'url' parameter, which has been associated with the now-discontinued aheinze/fetch_url_contents component. Attackers can use this vulnerability to access potentially sensitive information or disrupt services within the intranet.
