CVE-2023-5830 PoC — ColumbiaSoft Document Locator WebTools login improper authentication

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-5830.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title: ColumbiaSoft Document Locator WebTools login improper authentication (CVE-2023-5830)
Description:A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ColumbiaSoft Document Locator. This affects an unknown part of the file /api/authentication/login of the component WebTools. The manipulation of the argument Server leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 7.2 SP4 and 2021.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-243729 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Description

Instances of ColumbiaSoft's Document Locator prior to version 7.2 SP4 and 2021.1 are vulnerable to an Improper Authentication/SSRF vulnerability. This template identifies vulnerable instances of the ColumbiaSoft Document Locater application by confirming external DNS interaction/lookups by modifying the value of the client-side SERVER parameter at /api/authentication/login.

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