Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affecting scout-browser package, versions [,4.52)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-SCOUTBROWSER-5411496
  • published 5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 5 Apr 2023
  • credit Nhien.IT

How to fix?

Upgrade scout-browser to version 4.52 or higher.

Overview

scout-browser is a Clinical DNA variant visualizer and browser.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF). Pypi package scout-browser (GitHub repository clinical-genomics/scout) prior to v4.52 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery. An attacker could make the application perform arbitrary requests to steal cookies, request access to private areas, or lead to cross-site scripting.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.4 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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NVD

8.2 high