Remote code execution in Apache Druid

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU51792

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26919

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the JDBC function. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Druid: 0.1.0 - 0.20.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.3.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.4.32.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.5.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.6.174:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:druid:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd87451fce34df54796e66321c40d743a68fb4553d72e7f6f0bc62ebd%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.