CrateDB 5.3.9/5.4.8/5.5.4/5.6.1 COPY FROM path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CrateDB 5.3.9/5.4.8/5.5.4/5.6.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component COPY FROM Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-24565. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in CrateDB 5.3.9/5.4.8/5.5.4/5.6.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component COPY FROM Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

CrateDB is a distributed SQL database that makes it simple to store and analyze massive amounts of data in real-time. There is a COPY FROM function in the CrateDB database that is used to import file data into database tables. This function has a flaw, and authenticated attackers can use the COPY FROM function to import arbitrary file content into database tables, resulting in information leakage. This vulnerability is patched in 5.3.9, 5.4.8, 5.5.4, and 5.6.1.

The weakness was released 01/30/2024 as GHSA-475g-vj6c-xf96. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-24565 since 01/25/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4e857d675683095945dd524d6ba03e692c70ecd6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• CrateDB

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• 5.3.9
• 5.4.8
• 5.5.4
• 5.6.1

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• open-source

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