CVE-2024-51981: SSRF (CVSS 5.3)

Description

An unauthenticated attacker may perform a blind server side request forgery (SSRF), due to a CLRF injection issue that can be leveraged to perform HTTP request smuggling. This SSRF leverages the WS-Addressing feature used during a WS-Eventing subscription SOAP operation. The attacker can control all the HTTP data sent in the SSRF connection, but the attacker can not receive any data back from this connection.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-93 CWE-93

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

Other References

https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa980a26c5e2b1026969c/vulnerability-disclosure-whitepaper.pdf https://github.com/sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilities https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100846_000 https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100848_000 https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=lmgroup1&faqid=faqp00100620_000 https://www.fujifilm.com/fbglobal/eng/company/news/notice/2025/0625_announce.html https://www.konicaminolta.com/global-en/security/advisory/pdf/km-2025-0001.pdf https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/multiple-brother-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed https://www.ricoh.com/products/security/vulnerabilities/vul?id=ricoh-2025-000007 https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20250625_02.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-51981? +

An unauthenticated attacker may perform a blind server side request forgery (SSRF), due to a CLRF injection issue that can be leveraged to perform HTTP request smuggling. This SSRF leverages the WS-Addressing feature used during a WS-Eventing subscription SOAP operation. The attacker can control all the HTTP data sent in the SSRF connection, but the attacker can not receive any data back from this connection. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-51981? +

CVE-2024-51981 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-51981? +

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