CVE-2024-41674 CKAN may leak Solr credentials via error message in package_search action

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can obtain Solr credentials from error messages during connection failures, potentially compromising the data portal's search backend.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-41674?

CVE-2024-41674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ckan, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals. If there were connection issues with the Solr server, the internal Solr URL (potentially including credentials) could be leaked to package_search calls as part of the returned error message. This has been patched in CKAN 2.10.5 and 2.11.0.

Weakness: CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41674?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including ckan. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
ckan PyPIFrom 2.0.02.10.5
ckan PyPIFrom 2.0.02.10.5
ckan PyPIFrom 2.0.02.10.5

Products include Okfn Ckan.

How do I fix CVE-2024-41674?

Upgrade ckan to 2.10.5 or later.

Is CVE-2024-41674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2rqw-cfhc-35fh, PYSEC-2026-1248.

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