CVE-2023-50165Network attack vector

File disclosure via generated PDF server-side requests

Published Jan 31, 2024 · Updated Oct 17, 2024

Server-side request forgery in Pega Platform 8.2.1 through 23.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to read file contents. The flaw occurs when Collaboration Documents generates PDF files, but Pega has not disclosed the request parameter or destination-validation failure. Low-privileged authenticated access is required, and the published impact is limited primarily to file disclosure through generated PDFs.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in Pega Platform 8.2.1 through 23.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to read file contents. The flaw occurs when Collaboration Documents generates PDF files, but Pega has not disclosed the request parameter or destination-validation failure. Low-privileged authenticated access is required, and the published impact is limited primarily to file disclosure through generated PDFs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-50165
Published
Jan 31, 2024
Updated
Oct 17, 2024
Vendor
Pegasystems Inc.
Product
Pega Platform
Classifications
CWE-918, CAPEC-664, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.2.1 <=23.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Pegasystems Inc. · Pega Platformversion=8.2.1 <=23.1.0

Published CVSS scores

8.5Pegasystems Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CAPEC-664Server Side Request Forgery
T1005Data from Local System

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