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

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mxv-pm3p-xvgq

## 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 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-27438 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Doris

- [CVE-2023-41313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41313/): Apache Doris: Timing Attack weakness (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-58319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58319/): Apache Doris: Improper Authentication in Frontend HTTP API (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-41314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41314/): Apache Doris: Missing API authentication allowed DoS (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2022-23942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23942/): Apache Doris hardcoded cryptography initialization (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-48019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48019/): Apache Doris: allows admin users to read arbitrary files through the REST API (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27438 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Apache Doris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27438/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27438

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