ChatGPT crawler flaw opens door to DDoS, prompt injection

ChatGPT crawler flaw opens door to DDoS, prompt injection

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Crawler Can Be Used to Trigger DDoS Attack on Websites, Researcher Claims

OpenAI’s ChatGPT application programming interface (API) has a vulnerability that can be exploited to initiate a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on websites, claimed a cybersecurity researcher. As per the claims, the issue results in sending thousands of network requests to a website using the ChatGPT crawler. The researcher claimed that the bug exists d…OpenAI’s ChatGPT application programming interface (API) has a vulnerability tha…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Crawler Can Be Used to DDoS Websites, Researcher Claims

OpenAI's ChatGPT application programming interface (API) has a vulnerability that can be exploited to initiate a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on websites, claimed a cybersecurity...

Critical Vulnerability In ChatGPT API Enables Reflective DDoS Attacks

A concerning security flaw has been identified in OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, allowing malicious actors to execute Reflective Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on arbitrary websites. This vulnerability, rated with a high severity CVSS score of 8.6, stems from improper handling of HTTP POST requests to the endpoint https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/attributions. A Reflection Denial of Service attack [...]

ChatGPT API flaws could allow DDoS, prompt injection attacks

OpenAI-owned ChatGPT might have a vulnerability that could allow threat actors to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on unsuspecting targets.   According to a discovery made by German security researcher Benjamin Flesch, the ChatGPT crawler, which OpenAI uses to collect data from the internet to improve ChatGPT, can be tricked into DDoSing arbitrary websites.   “ChatGPT crawler can be triggered to DDoS a victim website via HTTP …

ChatGPT Crawler Vulnerability Abused to Trigger Reflexive DDoS Attacks

Security researchers have uncovered a severe vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, allowing attackers to exploit its architecture for launching Reflective Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This loophole, characterized by a high severity CVSS score of 8.6, raises significant concerns regarding the scalability and security of AI services deployed on cloud platforms, specifically Microsoft’s Azure. […] The post ChatGPT Crawler Vulnerab…