{"id":49007,"date":"2025-06-05T06:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:22:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:05:11","slug":"cve-2025-4967-ssrf-protection-bypass-in-esri-portal-for-arcgis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4967-ssrf-protection-bypass-in-esri-portal-for-arcgis\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4967: SSRF Protection Bypass in Esri Portal for ArcGIS<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this post, we will be examining CVE-2025-4967, a serious vulnerability discovered in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 11.4 and earlier versions. The vulnerability has been identified as a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) protection bypass. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5098-printershare-android-app-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-gmail-account-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55124\">vulnerability is of paramount concern given that it allows<\/a> a remote, unauthenticated attacker to potentially compromise a system or leak data. As such, it poses a significant threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8913-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wellchoose-s-organization-portal-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82431\">organizations that utilize Esri Portal<\/a> for ArcGIS in their operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4967<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56582\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2659691519\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Esri Portal for ArcGIS | 11.4 and prior<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31924-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-designthemes-crafts-arts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54935\">vulnerability allows a remote attacker to send crafted<\/a> requests to the affected system. These malicious requests can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3319-an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64367\">bypass the SSRF protections<\/a> implemented in Esri Portal for ArcGIS. Once these protections are bypassed, the attacker can send internal requests within the network, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25022-unauthenticated-access-to-sensitive-information-in-ibm-qradar-suite-and-ibm-cloud-pak\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58606\">accessing sensitive<\/a> internal resources or even executing commands on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-167479794\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Given the nature of this vulnerability, an exploit could look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/internal\/resource HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-esri-portal.example.com\nX-Forwarded-For: attacker-controlled-ip<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical request, the `X-Forwarded-For` <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48865-manipulation-of-x-forwarded-headers-in-fabio-prior-to-version-1-6-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58299\">header is used to manipulate<\/a> the server&#8217;s SSRF protection mechanism. With the right IP, an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57154-critical-access-control-bypass-vulnerability-in-dts-shop-v0-0-1-snapshot\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76550\">bypass the SSRF protection and access<\/a> internal resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Esri has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64368\">patch to address this vulnerability<\/a>. All users are strongly advised to update their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79773\">systems to the latest version<\/a> of Esri Portal for ArcGIS. In situations where immediate patching is not feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can potentially detect and block malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4366-request-smuggling-vulnerability-in-pingora-s-proxying-framework\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56581\">requests aiming to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn the long term, organizations should consider implementing a robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31916-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-jp-students-result-management-system-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54905\">vulnerability management<\/a> process. This process should include regular patching and updates, continuous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6791-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-centreon-web-monitoring-event-logs-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84139\">monitoring for new vulnerabilities<\/a>, and swift response to identified threats. This can greatly reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45566-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58270\">potential for successful exploitation and the resultant<\/a> impact on the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this post, we will be examining CVE-2025-4967, a serious vulnerability discovered in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 11.4 and earlier versions. The vulnerability has been identified as a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) protection bypass. This vulnerability is of paramount concern given that it allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to potentially compromise a system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[101],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-49007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-ssrf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49007"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76920,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49007\/revisions\/76920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=49007"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=49007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}