← Back
CVE-2022-1592
SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) in scout-browser (CVE-2022-1592)
Summary
SSRF in scout-browser (CVE-2022-1592). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to `4.52` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2022-1592** has been found in scout-browser.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade scout-browser to **4.52** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "scout-browser CVE-2022-1592" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-1592 (scout-browser) — CWE-918 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `4.52` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**SSRF** (CWE-918) exists in scout-browser.
📍 Affected scope
scout-browser — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4.52**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'scout-browser' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
-
1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'scout-browser' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `scout-browser` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
-
6Apply patch patch
Upgrade scout-browser to 4.52ステージング環境で 4.52 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
-
7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
scout-browser
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.52"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1592
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g53g-q539-93cv
- package https://github.com/clinical-genomics/scout
- package https://pypi.org/project/scout-browser
- web https://github.com/Clinical-Genomics/scout/issues/3325
- web https://github.com/Clinical-Genomics/scout/pull/3326
- web https://github.com/clinical-genomics/scout/commit/b0ef15f4737d0c801154c1991b52ff5cab4f5c83
- web https://huntr.dev/bounties/352b39da-0f2e-415a-9793-5480cae8bd27