---
title: "CVE-2023-54402: iDocView - Server-Side Request Forgery"
description: "iDocView contains a server-side request forgery caused by hardcoded default token value in /doc/upload endpoint, letting remote unauthenticated attackers fetch arbitrary URLs including file:// URIs, exploit requires use of default token."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2023-54402/
---

# CVE-2023-54402 iDocView - Server-Side Request Forgery

iDocView contains a server-side request forgery caused by hardcoded default token value in /doc/upload endpoint, letting remote unauthenticated attackers fetch arbitrary URLs including file:// URIs, exploit requires use of default token.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.45% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54402)

## Details

Type

Server-Side Request Forgery

Impact

Information Disclosure, Server Side Request Forgery, File System Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-918](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version that removes or changes the hardcoded default token.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54402](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54402)
- [https://blog.csdn.net/qq\_41904294/article/details/134995343](https://blog.csdn.net/qq_41904294/article/details/134995343)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/idoc/idocview-lfi.yaml](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/idoc/idocview-lfi.yaml)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/idocview-ssrf-via-doc-upload-endpoint-hardcoded-token](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/idocview-ssrf-via-doc-upload-endpoint-hardcoded-token)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54402](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54402)

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