Server-side request forgery in Progress MarkLogic Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A server-side request forgery vulnerability in Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with low-privileged roles to bypass protections for cloud instance metadata endpoints. Successful exploitation can disclose cloud credentials and compromise cloud resources accessible to the host instance.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MarkLogic Server (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 11.3.6, 12.0.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software MarkLogic Server — community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Securit…
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-08080 Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App ServerPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-08079 HTTP request smuggling in Progress MarkLogic ServerPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-06645 SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic ServerPriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vc8h-qc29-hjr2
References
More Progress Marklogic Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08080 Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-08079 HTTP request smuggling in Progress MarkLogic Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-06645 SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-06436 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfaces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-08082 Cross-site scripting in Progress MarkLogic Server Query Console CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-08081 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server Hadoop integration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-9203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vc8h-qc29-hjr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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