CVE-2024-48590
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 · uneditedInflectra SpiraTeam 7.2.00 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the NewsReaderService. This allows an attacker to escalate privileges and obtain sensitive information.
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 confidenceInflectra SpiraTeam 7.2.00 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the NewsReaderService component. Attackers can abuse this to make the server perform arbitrary network requests to internal or external resources, bypassing perimeter defenses to access sensitive internal services, metadata endpoints, or internal infrastructure, potentially facilitating privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.2.00CVSS 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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Identify SpiraTeam versionLocate the SpiraTeam installation directory and check the version. This is typically visible in the application About page (navigate to Help > About in the SpiraTeam web interface), or check version files in the installation directory such as a README.txt, version.info, or the assembly metadata in the bin folder.Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.2.00 (no other versions are affected per the advisory).
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Confirm NewsReaderService component existsExamine the SpiraTeam installation directory for the NewsReaderService component. This service is typically found as a Windows service named 'SpiraTeam NewsReaderService' or as a scheduled task, or check for NewsReaderService related DLL files or configuration entries in the SpiraTeam installation folder.Affected if The NewsReaderService component is present in the SpiraTeam 7.2.00 installation.
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Check NewsReaderService configurationLocate the NewsReaderService configuration file (commonly named NewsReaderService.exe.config or similar in the service installation directory). Inspect the configuration for RSS feed URLs or network request settings that the service uses.Affected if The NewsReaderService is configured and able to make outbound network requests.
A system is affected only if it is running SpiraTeam version 7.2.00 with the NewsReaderService component installed and enabled, as the SSRF vulnerability exists specifically in that component in that exact version.
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 dataApply the vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a fixed version of SpiraTeam. As defense-in-depth, implement network segmentation and restrict outbound network access from the application server to prevent abuse of server-side request capabilities.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-48590 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.
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- 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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