CVE-2024-28851 Elevation of privilege in Snowflake Hive MetaStore Connector Helper script
A malicious insider can modify a helper script to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the local system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28851?
CVE-2024-28851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in snowflakedb snowflake-hive-metastore-connector, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Snowflake Hive metastore connector provides an easy way to query Hive-managed data via Snowflake. Snowflake Hive MetaStore Connector has addressed a potential elevation of privilege vulnerability in a `helper script` for the Hive MetaStore Connector. A malicious insider without admin privileges could, in theory, use the script to download content from a Microsoft domain to the local system and replace the valid content with malicious code. If the attacker then also had local access to the same system where the maliciously modified script is run, they could attempt to manipulate users into executing the attacker-controlled helper script, potentially gaining elevated privileges to the local system. The vulnerability in the script was patched on February 09, 2024, without a version bump to the Connector. User who use the helper script are strongly advised to use the latest version as soon as possible. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using the helper script.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Snowflake Snowflake Hive Metastore Connector.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r68p-g2x9-mq7x.