CVE-2024-24565 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.7) Path Traversal vulnerability in io.crate:crate. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for io.crate:crate — see the affected versions and patch details below.
CrateDB database has an arbitrary file read vulnerability
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-24565.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2024-24565 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,156 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
There is an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the CrateDB database, and authenticated CrateDB database users can read any file on the system.
Details
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.
PoC
CREATE TABLE info_leak(info_leak STRING);
COPY info_leak FROM '/etc/passwd' with (format='csv', header=false); or COPY info_leak FROM '/crate/config/crate.yml' with (format='csv', header=false);
SELECT * FROM info_leak;
Impact
This vulnerability affects all current versions of the CrateDB database. Attackers who exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information may carry out further attacks, while also affecting CrateDB Cloud Clusters.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | io.crate:crate | all versions | 5.3.9io.crate:crate:5.3.9 |
| ☕Maven | io.crate:crate | ≥ 5.4.0&&< 5.4.8 | 5.4.8io.crate:crate:5.4.8 |
| ☕Maven | io.crate:crate | ≥ 5.5.0&&< 5.5.4 | 5.5.4io.crate:crate:5.5.4 |
| ☕Maven | io.crate:crate | ≥ 5.6.0&&< 5.6.1 | 5.6.1io.crate:crate:5.6.1 |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.crate:crate, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update io.crate:crate to 5.3.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-24565 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2024-24565 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2024-24565. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect CVE-2024-24565
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2024-24565 -u https://target- Template
- CrateDB Database - Arbitrary File Read
- Severity
- medium
- Impact
- Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server including sensitive configuration files and system files.
- Remediation
- Update CrateDB to a version that addresses CVE-2024-24565.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (DhiyaneshDK), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-24565 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-24565 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.