CVE-2020-35850 log

Source
Severity Low
Remote Yes
Type Cross-site request forgery
Description
A server-side request forgery issue was discovered in cockpit-project.org Cockpit 234. It allows a user to send requests to internal hosts for detecting open ports, allowing the firewall configuration to be bypassed or the server to be used as a gateway by a malicious user.

NOTE: the vendor states "I don't think [it] is a big real-life issue."
Group Package Affected Fixed Severity Status Ticket
AVG-1393 cockpit 259-1 260-1 Medium Fixed
References
https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/cockpitProject/README.md
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/15077
https://docs.unsafe-inline.com/0day/cokpit-version-234-server-side-request-forgery-cve-2020-35850
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49397
Notes
The validity of this issue is disputed.