CVE-2023-24830 Apache IoTDB Workbench: apache/iotdb-web-workbench: create a user without authorization
An attacker can create a user without authorization in Apache IoTDB Workbench, leading to potential privilege escalation or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-24830?
CVE-2023-24830 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache IoTDB Workbench, published on 30 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB.This issue affects iotdb-web-workbench component: from 0.13.0 before 0.13.3.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24830?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including apache-iotdb. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-iotdb PyPI | From 0.13.0 | 0.13.3 |
Products include Apache Iotdb.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24830?
Upgrade apache-iotdb to 0.13.3 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-24830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-24015 Apache IoTDB: Insecure Default Configuration Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-24713 Apache IoTDB: JEXL Expression Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-24780 Apache IoTDB: Remote Code Execution with untrusted URI of User-defined function
- CVE-2023-46226 Apache IoTDB: Remote Code Execution (RCE) risk via the UDF
Sources
Also known as PYSEC-2023-6.