CVE-2024-48590
📋 TL;DR
Inflectra SpiraTeam 7.2.00 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the NewsReaderService that allows attackers to make the server send unauthorized requests to internal systems. This can lead to privilege escalation and exposure of sensitive information. Organizations running SpiraTeam 7.2.00 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Inflectra SpiraTeam
📦 What is this software?
Spirateam by Inflectra
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access internal services, steal credentials, pivot to other systems, and achieve full system compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers would exfiltrate sensitive data from internal systems and escalate privileges within SpiraTeam.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, impact would be limited to the SpiraTeam server itself.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires authentication but is simple to execute once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Unknown
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Monitor Inflectra security advisories for updates.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable NewsReaderService
allRemove or disable the vulnerable NewsReaderService component
Specific commands depend on SpiraTeam installation method and OS
Network Segmentation
allRestrict SpiraTeam server's outbound network access to only required services
Configure firewall rules to block outbound requests from SpiraTeam to internal networks
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate SpiraTeam from sensitive internal systems
- Monitor for unusual outbound requests from SpiraTeam server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check SpiraTeam version in administration panel; if version is 7.2.00, system is vulnerableCheck Version:
Check SpiraTeam web interface > Administration > System InformationVerify Fix Applied:
Test if NewsReaderService can make requests to internal IP addresses after applying workarounds📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from SpiraTeam server
- Requests to internal IP addresses from NewsReaderService
Network Indicators:
- SpiraTeam server making requests to internal services it shouldn't access
- Unusual traffic patterns from SpiraTeam to internal networks
SIEM Query:
source="spirateam-logs" AND (url CONTAINS "NewsReaderService" OR dest_ip IN [10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16])