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
Weakness
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbox_exporter | Prometheus | * | 0.17.0 (including) |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Prometheus-blackbox-exporter | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/issues/669
- https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/security/#exporters
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/94
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/12
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/3
- https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/issues/669
- https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/security/#exporters
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/94
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/12
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/3