{"id":38315,"date":"2025-05-15T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:58:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:36:54","slug":"cve-2025-29972-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-azure-leading-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29972-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-azure-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-29972: Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Azure Leading to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a critical vulnerability has been identified in Azure, Microsoft&#8217;s cloud computing service. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-29972, is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) exploit that could potentially allow an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-38623-severe-integer-overflow-vulnerabilities-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43240\">severity and potential impact of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is crucial for all Azure users to take immediate action to mitigate this threat. Ignoring this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-38620-integer-overflow-vulnerabilities-in-gtkwave-3-3-115-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43231\">vulnerability could lead<\/a> to a total system compromise or data leakage, potentially causing severe damage to your organization&#8217;s infrastructure and reputation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-29972<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.9 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4050-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-devtools-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43051\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3112726931\" 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 | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47269-session-token-exposure-in-code-server-prior-to-version-4-99-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46765\">versions prior<\/a> to patch release date<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45322-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-kashipara-online-service-management-portal-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43135\">Azure<\/a> allows an attacker to induce the server to make a request back to itself or to other web-based services within the organization&#8217;s infrastructure. This is done by manipulating URL paths or by tricking the server into interpreting a URL that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32819-remote-attacker-bypassing-path-traversal-checks-in-sma100\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44111\">leads<\/a> back to the server itself or to another server that the attacker wishes to target.<br \/>\nIn this particular vulnerability, an authorized attacker could exploit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45887-ssrf-vulnerability-in-yifang-cms-v2-0-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45322\">SSRF vulnerability<\/a> to perform spoofing over a network. This means that the attacker could act as a user or process within the network, potentially bypassing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45616-incorrect-access-control-vulnerability-in-the-admin-api-of-brcc-v1-2-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43315\">access controls<\/a> and gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3851777788\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited. This example uses a malicious HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47462-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-ohidul-islam-challan-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43645\">request that is crafted to exploit the SSRF vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/proxy?URL=http:\/\/localhost\/admin HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.azure.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is using the proxy functionality to make a call to the localhost, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-20599-unauthorized-access-to-crypto-co-processor-registers-in-asp-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64210\">potentially accessing<\/a> restricted areas of the application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most recommended mitigation strategy is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. Microsoft Azure is expected to issue a patch that will resolve this issue. Until then, organizations can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. Both of these tools can be used to detect and block SSRF attempts, decreasing the likelihood of a successful attack.<br \/>\nRemember, staying up to date with the latest patches and updates is one of the most effective ways to keep your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ai-cybersecurity-firm-cloudsek-secures-usd-19-mn-in-latest-funding-round\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49204\">systems<\/a> secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Recently, a critical vulnerability has been identified in Azure, Microsoft&#8217;s cloud computing service. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-29972, is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) exploit that could potentially allow an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. Given the severity and potential impact of this vulnerability, it is crucial for all Azure users to take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[82],"product":[],"attack_vector":[101],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-38315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-microsoft","attack_vector-ssrf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38315"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57723,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38315\/revisions\/57723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=38315"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=38315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}