CVE-2024-24778
MEDIUMCVE-2024-24778 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in org.apache.streampipes:streampipes-parent. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-24778 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Apache StreamPipes: Resources Permission Escalation
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.streampipes:streampipes-parent🐍streampipesReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven, PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Improper privilege management in a REST interface allowed registered users to access unauthorized resources if the resource ID was know.
This issue affects Apache StreamPipes: through 0.95.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.97.0 which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.streampipes:streampipes-parent | all versions | 0.97.0 |
| 🐍PyPI | streampipes | all versions | 0.97.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.streampipes:streampipes-parent. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.apache.streampipes:streampipes-parent to 0.97.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-24778 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 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-24778 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-24778. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-24778 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-24778 across Maven, PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.