CVE-2024-27438 Apache Doris: Downloading arbitrary remote jar files resulting in remote command execution

Critical 9.8 Published 21 Mar 2024 Updated 13 Feb 2025

An authorized attacker can achieve remote code execution by uploading a malicious JDBC driver jar file during catalog creation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-27438?

CVE-2024-27438 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Apache Doris, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Download of Code Without Integrity Check vulnerability in Apache Doris. The jdbc driver files used for JDBC catalog is not checked and may resulting in remote command execution. Once the attacker is authorized to create a JDBC catalog, he/she can use arbitrary driver jar file with unchecked code snippet. This code snippet will be run when catalog is initializing without any check. This issue affects Apache Doris: from 1.2.0 through 2.0.4.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.5 or 2.1.x, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-494

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Doris.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2024-27438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8mxv-pm3p-xvgq.