CVE-2025-70027
📋 TL;DR
This Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Sunbird-Ed portal allows attackers to make the server send unauthorized requests to internal systems. Attackers can potentially access sensitive information from internal services that shouldn't be exposed. All deployments running SunbirdEd-portal v1.13.4 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SunbirdEd-portal
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access internal metadata services, cloud credentials, database connections, or other internal APIs, potentially leading to full system compromise and data exfiltration.
Likely Case
Information disclosure from internal services, potentially exposing configuration data, internal network details, or limited access to internal APIs.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation, egress filtering, and request validation are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
SSRF vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and the public gist provides technical details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Sunbird-Ed/SunbirdEd-portal
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Monitor the Sunbird-Ed GitHub repository for security updates. 2. Apply the patch when available. 3. Restart the portal service.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and URL Whitelisting
allImplement strict input validation to reject URLs pointing to internal IP ranges and only allow specific whitelisted domains.
Network Segmentation
allRestrict outbound network access from the portal server to only necessary external services.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network-level controls to block the portal from accessing internal services
- Deploy a web application firewall with SSRF protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running SunbirdEd-portal v1.13.4. Review application logs for unusual outbound requests to internal IPs.Check Version:
Check package.json or deployment configuration for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test SSRF attempts after applying controls. Verify that internal IP requests are blocked and only whitelisted domains are accessible.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from portal to internal IP addresses
- Requests to metadata services (169.254.169.254, etc.)
- Failed authentication attempts from portal to internal services
Network Indicators:
- Portal server making unexpected connections to internal network segments
- Outbound requests to non-standard ports from portal
SIEM Query:
source="sunbird-portal" AND (dst_ip=10.0.0.0/8 OR dst_ip=172.16.0.0/12 OR dst_ip=192.168.0.0/16 OR dst_ip=169.254.169.254)