CVE-2024-33449
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn SSRF issue in the PDFMyURL service allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via a POST request in the url parameter
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in PDFMyURL allows remote attackers to make the server perform arbitrary requests to internal or external resources. The flaw exists in the POST parameter handling for 'url', enabling attackers to access sensitive internal services and potentially achieve remote code execution by proxying requests to vulnerable internal systems.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm PDFMyURL is presentSearch for PDFMyURL application files on the server, or check running web services for PDFMyURL endpointsAffected if PDFMyURL software is present and accessible on the network
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Identify the installed versionCheck application files, headers, or documentation for version informationAffected if The installed version cannot be verified as patched or is within an unknown vulnerable range
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Test the URL parameter for SSRFSend a POST request to the PDF conversion endpoint with a manipulated 'url' parameter pointing to internal resources (e.g., http://localhost, http://127.0.0.1, or internal IP ranges)Affected if The server processes the request and returns content from the internal resource, confirming the vulnerability is present
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Verify network isolationReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the server can make arbitrary outbound connections to internal or external resourcesAffected if The server has unrestricted outbound network access, enabling potential exploitation
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Check for authentication on the endpointInspect the PDF conversion endpoint to determine if authentication is required before processing requestsAffected if No authentication is enforced, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exploit the vulnerability
If PDFMyURL is running and accessible, and the server can make arbitrary network requests without authentication, the environment is likely affected by CVE-2024-33449
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict URL validation with an allowlist approach, restrict outbound network connections from the server, and disable the ability to access internal network ranges (RFC 1918 addresses). Consider adding authentication to the PDF conversion endpoint.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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