CVE-2020-16248

Summary

CVECVE-2020-16248
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-08-09 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:18:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** Prometheus Blackbox Exporter through 0.17.0 allows /probe?target= SSRF. NOTE: follow-on discussion suggests that this might plausibly be interpreted as both intended functionality and also a vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-918

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Prometheus Blackbox Exporter All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter through 0.17.0 allows /probe?target= SSRF. · Issue #669 · prometheus/blackbox_exporter · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Voiding CVE-2020-16248 MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Voiding CVE-2020-16248 MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-sec: Voiding CVE-2020-16248 MISC seclists.org
Security | Prometheus MISC prometheus.io Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 503219 Alpine Linux Security Update for prometheus-blackbox-exporter
  • 506167 Alpine Linux Security Update for prometheus-blackbox-exporter
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