{"id":85983,"date":"2025-12-07T15:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:57:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2024-13957-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-aspect-nexus-and-matrix-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13957-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-aspect-nexus-and-matrix-series\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-13957: Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in ASPECT, NEXUS, and MATRIX Series<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report presents an in-depth analysis of the CVE-2024-13957 vulnerability, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) flaw affecting ASPECT, NEXUS, and MATRIX series products. The vulnerability is significant because it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage if administrator credentials are compromised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-13957<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.6)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Administrator<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2115322705\" 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>ASPECT-Enterprise | through 3.*<br \/>\nNEXUS Series | through 3.*<br \/>\nMATRIX Series | through 3.*<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2024-13957 vulnerability arises from a lack of proper input validation in the server-side application. If an attacker can compromise administrator credentials, they can manipulate server-side requests to trigger unintended actions. This could potentially allow the attacker to access internal resources, manipulate data, or execute commands on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1299457396\" 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>The vulnerability might be exploited using a malicious HTTP request similar to the example below:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Basic dXNlcjpwYXNzd29yZA==\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;url&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/internal-resource.example.com&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker has used compromised administrator credentials (encoded in the `Authorization` header) to send a POST request, tricking the server into fetching or interacting with an internal resource. The exact nature of the payload and the potential impact would depend on the specific internal resources accessible and the level of control the server-side application has over those resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Affected users should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to filter out potentially malicious requests and provide temporary mitigation. Additionally, users are advised to follow best practices for managing administrator credentials to avoid compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report presents an in-depth analysis of the CVE-2024-13957 vulnerability, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) flaw affecting ASPECT, NEXUS, and MATRIX series products. The vulnerability is significant because it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage if administrator credentials are compromised. Vulnerability Summary CVE ID: CVE-2024-13957 Severity: High (CVSS: 7.6) Attack Vector: [&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":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-85983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85983","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=85983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=85983"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=85983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}