CVE-2024-38206

8.5 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

An authenticated attacker can bypass SSRF protection in Microsoft Copilot Studio to make unauthorized requests to internal network resources, potentially leaking sensitive information. This affects organizations using Microsoft Copilot Studio with authenticated user access.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Microsoft Copilot Studio
Versions: Specific versions not publicly detailed; check Microsoft advisory for affected releases.
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Cloud-based
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Requires authenticated access; cloud deployments are likely affected.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attacker accesses internal systems, steals credentials, exfiltrates sensitive data, or pivots to other critical infrastructure.

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Likely Case

Information disclosure from internal services, metadata exposure, or reconnaissance of internal network topology.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact due to network segmentation, strict authentication controls, and monitoring of outbound requests.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires authenticated access and knowledge of SSRF bypass techniques.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Check Microsoft Security Update Guide for specific version.

Vendor Advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38206

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Review Microsoft advisory. 2. Apply the latest security update for Microsoft Copilot Studio. 3. Verify the update is applied successfully.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Segmentation

all

Restrict outbound network access from Copilot Studio to only necessary internal services.

Enhanced Authentication

all

Implement multi-factor authentication and strict access controls for Copilot Studio users.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Monitor and log all outbound requests from Copilot Studio for suspicious activity.
  • Implement network-level restrictions to block unauthorized internal requests.

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if your Microsoft Copilot Studio version is listed in the Microsoft advisory as affected.

Check Version:

Check within Microsoft Copilot Studio admin portal or via PowerShell: Get-Module -Name Microsoft.CopilotStudio

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm the applied patch version matches or exceeds the fixed version in the advisory.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual outbound HTTP requests from Copilot Studio to internal IPs
  • Failed authentication attempts followed by SSRF-like requests

Network Indicators:

  • Unexpected traffic from Copilot Studio to internal services not typically accessed

SIEM Query:

source="copilot-studio" AND (http_request_method="GET" OR "POST") AND dest_ip=~"10.*|192.168.*|172.16.*" AND NOT dest_ip IN allowed_ips

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