From Ping to RCE: SSRF Attack Chain Exposed

Source: medium.com

A researcher demonstrates a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack starting from a ping feature that evolves into full Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the server. It involves tricking web apps to fetch internal resources and exploit weak command handling. This matters because many apps have similar "innocent" features that attackers can weaponize for data theft or system compromise.