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Hackers Exploit SSRF Vulnerability to Attack OpenAI’s ChatGPT Infrastructure

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A critical cybersecurity alert has been issued following the active exploitation of a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT infrastructure.

According to the Veriti report, the vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-27564, has been weaponized by attackers in real-world attacks, highlighting the dangers of underestimating medium-severity vulnerabilities.

CVE-2024-27564: Understanding the Threat

CVE-2024-27564 allows attackers to inject malicious URLs into application input parameters, forcing the system to make unintended requests.

Despite being classified as a medium-severity vulnerability, it has been used in over 10,479 attack attempts from a single malicious IP, according to research by Veriti.

Key Findings

  • Attack Attempts: Over 10,000 attack attempts were observed within a week, primarily targeting government organizations in the U.S.
  • Unprotected Systems: Approximately 35% of analyzed companies were found to be vulnerable due to misconfigurations in their Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Web Application Firewalls (WAF), and firewall settings.
  • Industry Targeting: Financial institutions are key targets due to their reliance on AI-driven services and API integrations, which are prone to SSRF attacks.

Financial institutions are particularly vulnerable as they heavily rely on AI-powered services and API integrations.

These SSRF attacks can lead to data breaches, unauthorized transactions, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage. Ignoring medium-severity vulnerabilities can have costly consequences, especially for high-value financial organizations.

Security teams often focus on patching critical and high-severity vulnerabilities, overlooking medium-severity ones.

However, attackers exploit any available vulnerability regardless of its ranked severity. The exploitation trends change frequently; a once-neglected vulnerability can quickly become a preferred attack vector.

Automated attacks scan for weaknesses, not severity scores, and misconfigured systems provide easy entry points, even for well-secured networks.

Mitigation

CVE-2024-27564 serves as a stark reminder that no vulnerability is too small to ignore. Attackers exploit whatever weaknesses they can find, which makes it crucial for organizations to remediate all vulnerabilities, regardless of their severity rating.

The emphasis should be on ensuring that all systems, particularly those with critical data such as financial institutions, are properly configured to prevent SSRF attacks.

This includes regularly reviewing and updating IPS, WAF, and firewall settings to protect against emerging threats.

The exploitation of CVE-2024-27564 highlights the importance of proactive cybersecurity measures.

Organizations must prioritize a comprehensive approach to vulnerability management, recognizing that even medium-severity vulnerabilities can become significant threats if exploited.

By doing so, they can safeguard their infrastructure and protect sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands.

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Divya
Divya
Divya is a Senior Journalist at GBhackers covering Cyber Attacks, Threats, Breaches, Vulnerabilities and other happenings in the cyber world.

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