ChatGPT Faces Cyber Siege: Medium-Sized Vulnerability Causes Major Mayhem!
Cybersecurity firm Veriti has uncovered active exploitation of a Server-Side Request Forgery flaw in OpenAI’s ChatGPT infrastructure. Despite its medium-severity label, this vulnerability is being weaponized, with over 10,000 attacks from one IP in a week. The financial sector is a key target, highlighting the need for vigilant security measures against CVE-2024-27564.
Hot Take:
Looks like ChatGPT’s infrastructure just got a free ticket to the “Attackers’ Favorite Weekend Getaway” courtesy of a medium-severity vulnerability. Who knew a little server-side flaw could make such a splash? It’s time for cybersecurity teams to stop judging vulnerabilities by their severity cover and start reading the whole book!
Key Points:
- Veriti uncovers active exploitation of a medium-severity SSRF flaw, CVE-2024-27564, in OpenAI’s ChatGPT infrastructure.
- A single IP address was responsible for 10,479 attack attempts in just one week.
- 35% of organizations are vulnerable due to misconfigured security systems.
- The financial sector and the U.S. are top targets for these attacks.
- Veriti emphasizes the need to prioritize all vulnerabilities, not just high-severity ones.
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