• Home
  • Cyber Crime
  • Cyber warfare
  • APT
  • Data Breach
  • Deep Web
  • Digital ID
  • Hacking
  • Hacktivism
  • Intelligence
  • Internet of Things
  • Laws and regulations
  • Malware
  • Mobile
  • Reports
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Terrorism
  • ICS-SCADA
  • POLICIES
  • Contact me
MUST READ

The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector

 | 

LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO devices for espionage

 | 

Taking over millions of developers exploiting an Open VSX Registry flaw

 | 

OneClik APT campaign targets energy sector with stealthy backdoors

 | 

APT42 impersonates cyber professionals to phish Israeli academics and journalists

 | 

Kai West, aka IntelBroker, indicted for cyberattacks causing $25M in damages

 | 

Cisco fixed critical ISE flaws allowing Root-level remote code execution

 | 

U.S. CISA adds AMI MegaRAC SPx, D-Link DIR-859 routers, and Fortinet FortiOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

 | 

CitrixBleed 2: The nightmare that echoes the 'CitrixBleed' flaw in Citrix NetScaler devices

 | 

Hackers deploy fake SonicWall VPN App to steal corporate credentials

 | 

Mainline Health Systems data breach impacted over 100,000 individuals

 | 

Disrupting the operations of cryptocurrency mining botnets

 | 

Prometei botnet activity has surged since March 2025

 | 

The U.S. House banned WhatsApp on government devices due to security concerns

 | 

Russia-linked APT28 use Signal chats to target Ukraine official with malware

 | 

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targets Canadian Telecom companies

 | 

U.S. warns of incoming cyber threats following Iran airstrikes

 | 

McLaren Health Care data breach impacted over 743,000 people

 | 

American steel giant Nucor confirms data breach in May attack

 | 

The financial impact of Marks & Spencer and Co-op cyberattacks could reach £440M

 | 
  • Home
  • Cyber Crime
  • Cyber warfare
  • APT
  • Data Breach
  • Deep Web
  • Digital ID
  • Hacking
  • Hacktivism
  • Intelligence
  • Internet of Things
  • Laws and regulations
  • Malware
  • Mobile
  • Reports
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Terrorism
  • ICS-SCADA
  • POLICIES
  • Contact me
  • Home
  • Breaking News
  • Hacking
  • Security
  • Experts warn of a coordinated surge in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities

Experts warn of a coordinated surge in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025

Researchers warn of a “coordinated surge” in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities in multiple platforms.

Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise observed Grafana path traversal exploitation attempts before the Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) surge on March 9, suggesting the attackers may be leveraging Grafana as an initial entry point for deeper exploitation.

The experts believe the attempts are the result of a coordinated attack, threat actors first scan exposed infrastructure before escalating their efforts. In past attacks, attackers exploited Grafana vulnerabilities to access configuration files and internal network details, reinforcing the possibility of reconnaissance-driven targeting.

“On March 9, GreyNoise observed a coordinated surge in SSRF exploitation, affecting multiple widely used platforms.” reads the advisory published by GreyNoise. “At least 400 IPs have been seen actively exploiting multiple SSRF CVEs simultaneously, with notable overlap between attack attempts. “

Most Server-Side Request Forgery exploitation attempts targeted entities in the United States, Germany, Singapore, India, Lithuania, Japan, and Israel.

The experts warn that attackers leverage SSRF for pivoting and reconnaissance and cloud exploitation.

GreyNoise observed a significant rise in SSRF exploitation on March 9, with around 400 unique IPs actively targeting 10 SSRF vulnerabilities. Many of these IPs are attempting to exploit multiple vulnerabilities simultaneously rather than targeting a single flaw. This pattern suggests an automation or pre-compromise reconnaissance, rather than typical botnet activity.

Below is the list of SSRF vulnerabilities being exploited in the attacks observed by the experts:

Tag/CVE (Block Malicious IPs at Link)Targeted Software
CVE-2020-7796Zimbra Collaboration Suite
CVE-2021-22214GitLab CE/EE
CVE-2021-39935GitLab CE/EE
CVE-2021-22175GitLab CE/EE
CVE-2017-0929DotNetNuke
CVE-2021-22054VMware Workspace ONE UEM
CVE-2021-21973VMware vCenter
CVE-2023-5830ColumbiaSoft DocumentLocator
CVE-2024-21893Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2024-6587BerriAI LiteLLM
(No CVE Assigned; See Right Link)OpenBMCS 2.4 Authenticated SSRF Attempt
(No CVE Assigned; See Right Link)Zimbra Collaboration Suite SSRF Attempt
SSRF vulnerabilities

Organizations should promptly patch and secure affected systems, apply mitigations for targeted CVEs, and restrict outbound access to necessary endpoints. Additionally, they should monitor for suspicious outbound requests by setting up alerts for any unexpected activity.

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon

Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking, Meta)


facebook linkedin twitter

Grafana Hacking hacking news information security news IT Information Security Pierluigi Paganini Security Affairs Security News SSRF

you might also like

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2025
The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector
Read more
Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2025
LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO devices for espionage
Read more

leave a comment

newsletter

Subscribe to my email list and stay
up-to-date!

    recent articles

    The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector

    Cyber Crime / June 28, 2025

    LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO devices for espionage

    Malware / June 28, 2025

    Taking over millions of developers exploiting an Open VSX Registry flaw

    Hacking / June 27, 2025

    OneClik APT campaign targets energy sector with stealthy backdoors

    Hacking / June 27, 2025

    APT42 impersonates cyber professionals to phish Israeli academics and journalists

    APT / June 27, 2025

    To contact me write an email to:

    Pierluigi Paganini :
    pierluigi.paganini@securityaffairs.co

    LEARN MORE

    QUICK LINKS

    • Home
    • Cyber Crime
    • Cyber warfare
    • APT
    • Data Breach
    • Deep Web
    • Digital ID
    • Hacking
    • Hacktivism
    • Intelligence
    • Internet of Things
    • Laws and regulations
    • Malware
    • Mobile
    • Reports
    • Security
    • Social Networks
    • Terrorism
    • ICS-SCADA
    • POLICIES
    • Contact me

    Copyright@securityaffairs 2024

    We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent.
    Cookie SettingsAccept All
    Manage consent

    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities...
    Necessary
    Always Enabled
    Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
    Non-necessary
    Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
    SAVE & ACCEPT