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CVE-2025-34469
SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) in cowrie (CVE-2025-34469)
Summary
SSRF in cowrie (CVE-2025-34469). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``wget``. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.9.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-34469** has been found in cowrie.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``wget`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade cowrie to **2.9.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "cowrie CVE-2025-34469" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-34469 (cowrie) — CWE-918 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: `wget` / `curl` / `PAYLOAD`
Patched: `2.9.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**SSRF** (CWE-918) exists in cowrie. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``wget`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
cowrie — . Attack surface: `wget` / `curl` / `PAYLOAD`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.9.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'cowrie' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'cowrie' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `cowrie` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade cowrie to 2.9.0ステージング環境で 2.9.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
cowrie
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34469
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
- package https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie
- package https://pypi.org/project/cowrie
- web https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/security/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
- web https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/issues/2622
- web https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/pull/2800
- web https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/releases/tag/v2.9.0
- web https://www.cve.org/cverecord?id=CVE-2025-34469
- web https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cowrie-unrestricted-wget-curl-emulation-enables-ssrf-based-ddos-amplification