Summary
yuan1994 tpAdmin vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in yuan1994 tpAdmin 1.3.12. Affected is the function remote of the file application\admin\controller\Upload.php. The manipulation of the argument url leads to server-side request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-225408. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Impact
Untrusted input controls the target URL of a server-initiated request, which may reach internal services not otherwise accessible from outside. Typical impact: access to internal metadata services, internal APIs, or cloud credentials.
CVE-2023-1971 has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, high privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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In the interim: Validate and restrict destination URLs against an allowlist. Block requests to private IP ranges and cloud metadata endpoints.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-1971? CVE-2023-1971 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in yuan1994/tpadmin (composer), affecting versions <= 1.3.12. No fixed version is listed yet. Untrusted input controls the target URL of a server-initiated request, which may reach internal services not otherwise accessible from outside.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1971? CVE-2023-1971 has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of yuan1994/tpadmin are affected by CVE-2023-1971? yuan1994/tpadmin (composer) versions <= 1.3.12 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-1971? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2023-1971 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2023-1971 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-1971 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-1971 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2023-1971? No fixed version is listed yet. In the interim: Validate and restrict destination URLs against an allowlist. Block requests to private IP ranges and cloud metadata endpoints.