{"id":27309,"date":"2025-04-19T20:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:18:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:18:53","slug":"cve-2025-21384-ssrf-vulnerability-in-microsoft-azure-health-bot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21384-ssrf-vulnerability-in-microsoft-azure-health-bot\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-21384: SSRF Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Health Bot<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is continually evolving, with new threats emerging at a rapid pace. One such threat is the CVE-2025-21384, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability discovered in Microsoft Azure Health Bot. This particular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-5376-improper-authentication-vulnerability-in-korenix-jetnet-tftp\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31548\">vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated<\/a> attacker to gain elevated privileges over a network. Given the increasing adoption of Microsoft Azure Health Bot across healthcare organizations, the CVE-2025-21384 poses a significant risk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33114-npu-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31894\">data security and system<\/a> integrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-21384<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.3 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43514-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31567\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1950180399\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Azure Health Bot | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33948\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This SSRF vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to send crafted requests from the back-end server of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21737-critical-sap-application-interface-framework-file-adapter-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31893\">vulnerable web application<\/a>. In the case of CVE-2025-21384, the attacker can send malicious requests to Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30392-azure-bot-framework-sdk-authorization-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42288\">Azure Health Bot<\/a>. By manipulating the requests, the attacker can bypass normal access controls, thereby gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-58136-critical-vulnerability-in-yii-2-framework-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31701\">potentially compromising the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3128924360\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42290\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This is a simplified HTTP request, indicating how an attacker might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80699\">inject a malicious<\/a> payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: azurehealthbot.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer &lt;attacker\u2019s token&gt;\n{ &quot;url&quot;: &quot;file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47663-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-gaining-full-access-due-to-improper-json-web-tokens-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42289\">attacker uses their authorization token<\/a> to send a crafted request to the server. They aim to access a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2636-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-instawp-connect-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32101\">local file<\/a> (`\/etc\/passwd`) that should be inaccessible. If successful, this could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31999\">lead to a leakage of sensitive data<\/a> or even a system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30389-unauthorized-privilege-elevation-in-azure-bot-framework-sdk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42395\">Azure Health Bot<\/a> are advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as possible. In the interim, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to mitigate the vulnerability. Regular security audits and adherence to best security practices, such as Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP), can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49155-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-data-loss-prevention-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80700\">prevent the exploitation of such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is continually evolving, with new threats emerging at a rapid pace. One such threat is the CVE-2025-21384, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability discovered in Microsoft Azure Health Bot. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges over a network. 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