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
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | prometheus-blackbox-exporter | 0.18.0-r0 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Prometheus Blackbox Exporter - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-16248.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.