CVE-2023-27160

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Published Mar 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

forem up to v2022.11.11 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /articles/{id}. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted POST request.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:forem:forem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-30942	forem up to v2022.11.11 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /articles/{id}. This vulnerability allows attackers to access network resources and sensitive information via a crafted POST request.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.157% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/b33t1e/6172286862a4486b5888f3cbbdc6316d
https://github.com/forem/forem
https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/MUUhEymt7

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00227}`	epss `{'score': 0.00219}`

Feb 18, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 31, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Feb 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 31, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

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