CVE-2024-40718
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 · uneditedA server side request forgery vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to perform local privilege escalation through exploiting an SSRF vulnerability.
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 confidenceThis is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that enables a low-privileged user to escalate their privileges locally by exploiting the SSRF to access internal resources or services that should be restricted to higher-privileged users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify the software and its installed versionLocate the application binary or service on the system and query its version using the appropriate command for your environment (for example, --version, -v, or checking package metadata)Affected if The installed version falls within the affected range or cannot be determined to be patched
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Determine if URL or endpoint input features are enabledReview the application configuration files and feature flags to check whether URL fetching, webhooks, remote resource loading, or similar server-side request capabilities are enabledAffected if These SSRF-prone features are active and accessible to low-privileged users
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Verify the current user privilege levelRun whoami or id to determine if the account you are using has low or standard privileges rather than administrative or root-level accessAffected if You are logged in as a low-privileged user who should not have access to internal resources
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Inspect access control configurationsReview role-based access control (RBAC) settings, permission matrices, or policy files to confirm whether low-privileged users are restricted from making server-side requests to internal endpointsAffected if Low-privileged users have permissions to trigger server-side requests or access internal services
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Check for anomalous internal network trafficMonitor server logs, network traffic, or proxy logs for requests originating from the application to internal IP addresses, localhost, or private network ranges that were not initiated by privileged usersAffected if Such internal requests are logged and were made by low-privileged accounts
Your environment is affected if the software with an unpatched version has URL or server-side request features accessible to low-privileged users, allowing them to access restricted internal resources.
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 input validation and allowlisting for URL/endpoint inputs, restrict server-side request capabilities to authorized resources only, and enforce proper access controls to prevent privilege escalation.
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- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-40718 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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