CVE-2020-16248
Publication date 9 August 2020
Last updated 4 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
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
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/issues/669
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/12
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/3
- https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/security/#exporters
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/94
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16248