ChatGPT’s Sneaky SSRF Bug: A Financial Sector’s Nightmare in the Making
Threat actors are exploiting a year-old SSRF vulnerability in ChatGPT, targeting financial entities and US government organizations, according to cybersecurity firm Veriti. The bug, CVE-2024-27564, allows attackers to inject crafted URLs and make arbitrary requests. Veriti warns that ignoring such vulnerabilities can be a costly mistake, especially for financial organizations.
Hot Take:
Who knew that a seemingly humble file named pictureproxy.php could become the star of a cybersecurity drama? While most of us are busy figuring out what to binge-watch next, threat actors are having a field day exploiting a medium-severity vulnerability like it’s the newest blockbuster. Watch out, ChatGPT, you might have some uninvited guests!
Key Points:
- A year-old SSRF vulnerability, CVE-2024-27564, is being exploited by threat actors.
- The vulnerability affects the pictureproxy.php file and allows URL injection.
- Over 10,000 attack attempts were recorded from a single IP in one week.
- Targets include US government and financial entities, along with international firms.
- Organizations are advised to fix protection misconfigurations and monitor systems.
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