Summary: Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT API that can be exploited to conduct Reflective Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.6, poses significant risks to the scalability and security of AI services on cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure. Immediate action is required to address this vulnerability to prevent potential abuse and service outages.

Threat Actor: Unknown | unknown
Victim: Various websites | various websites

Keypoints :

• A vulnerability in the ChatGPT API allows attackers to send numerous URLs in a single request, leading to overwhelming traffic directed at a target website.
• The flaw does not compromise data confidentiality but can disrupt normal operations, causing financial and reputational damage.
• A proof of concept demonstrates the ease of exploiting this vulnerability, highlighting the urgent need for improved security measures by OpenAI.