CVE-2025-34469 json
Cowrie < 2.9.0 Unrestricted wget/curl Emulation Enables SSRF-Based DDoS Amplification
published 2025-12-20 10 mo ago modified 2026-11-08 25 h ago also EUVD-2025-204642 , GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj , PYSEC-2026-1280
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cowrie versions prior to 2.9.0 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the emulated shell implementation of wget and curl. In the default emulated shell configuration, these command emulations perform real outbound HTTP requests to attacker-supplied destinations. Because no outbound request rate limiting was enforced, unauthenticated remote attackers could repeatedly invoke these commands to generate unbounded HTTP traffic toward arbitrary third-party targets, allowing the Cowrie honeypot to be abused as a denial-of-service amplification node and masking the attacker’s true source address behind the honeypot’s IP.
Patch / fix
- pypi cowrie 2.9.0
- Cowrie Cowrie 2.9.0
- github.com/cowrie/cowrie#2800 pull request
- github.com/cowrie/cowrie/releases/tag/v2.9.0 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/pull/2800 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/issues/2622 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | cowrie | <2.9.0 |
2.9.0 |
Affected products
- Cowrie Cowrie
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery
References
-
github.com
/cowrie/cowrie/releases/tag/v2.9.0
release-notes, patch, web
-
github.com
/cowrie/cowrie/pull/2800
issue-tracking, patch, web, exploit
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/cowrie/cowrie/issues/2622
issue-tracking, web, exploit
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/cowrie-unrestricted-wget-curl-emulation-enables-ssrf-based-ddos-amplification
third-party-advisory, web
-
github.com
/cowrie/cowrie/security/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34469
advisory
-
github.com
/cowrie/cowrie
package
-
cve.org
/cverecord?id=CVE-2025-34469
web
-
pypi.org
/project/cowrie
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-34469
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
- NVD CVE-2025-34469
- OSV PYSEC-2026-1280
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