CVE-2025-34469
MEDIUM EPSS 45.0%
Published Dec 31, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Published Dec 31, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Cowrie versions prior to 2.9.0 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the emulated shell implementation of wget and curl. In the default emulated shell configuration, these command emulations perform real outbound HTTP requests to attacker-supplied destinations. Because no outbound request rate limiting was enforced, unauthenticated remote attackers could repeatedly invoke these commands to generate unbounded HTTP traffic toward arbitrary third-party targets, allowing the Cowrie honeypot to be abused as a denial-of-service amplification node and masking the attacker’s true source address behind the honeypot’s IP.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
45.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Validation
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| cowrie | cowrie | * | <2.9.0 |
References 5
- github.com https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
- github.com https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/issues/2622
- github.com https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/pull/2800
- github.com https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/releases/tag/v2.9.0
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cowrie-unrestricted-wget-curl-emulation-enables-ssrf-based-ddos-amplification
Remediation
- github.com https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/pull/2800