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CVE-2020-16248 (GCVE-0-2020-16248)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-09 16:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:37 Disputed
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Summary
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
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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