{"id":"CVE-2023-40017","aliases":["GHSA-rmxg-6qqf-x8mr","PYSEC-2023-269"],"title":"GeoNode Server Side Request forgery","summary":"GeoNode Server Side Request forgery","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","vendor":"geonode","product":"geonode","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["geonode >= 3.2.0, < 4.2.0"],"patched":["geonode 4.2.0"],"published":"2024-11-21","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:50:21.063557056Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rmxg-6qqf-x8mr","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-rmxg-6qqf-x8mr"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40017"},{"url":"https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/a9eebae80cb362009660a1fd49e105e7cdb499b9"},{"url":"https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/geonode/PYSEC-2023-269.yaml"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00763,"epssPercentile":0.53931,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T03:13:01.726Z","slug":"CVE-2023-40017","body":"## Overview\n\n### Summary\nA server side request forgery vuln was found within geonode when testing on a bug bounty program. Server side request forgery allows a user to request information on the internal service/services.\n\n### Details\nThe endpoint /proxy/?url= does not properly protect against SSRF. when using the following format you can request internal hosts and display data. /proxy/?url=http://169.254.169.254\\@whitelistedIPhere. This will state wether the AWS internal IP is alive. If you get a 404, the host is alive. A non alive host will not display a response. To display metadata, use a hashfrag on the url /proxy/?url=http://169.254.169.254\\@#whitelisteddomain.com or try   /proxy/?url=http://169.254.169.254\\@%23whitelisteddomain.com\n\n### Impact\nPort scan internal hosts, and request information from internal hosts.\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `geonode >= 3.2.0, < 4.2.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `geonode 4.2.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}