# CVE-2024-55551: An issue was discovered in Exasol JDBC driver before 24.2.1 (2024-12-10).

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 24.2.1
- Published: 2025-03-19 · Updated: 2025-08-27

## Affected

- Exasol JDBC driver: fixed in 24.2.1

## Description

An issue was discovered in Exasol JDBC driver before 24.2.1 (2024-12-10). Attackers can inject malicious parameters into the JDBC URL, triggering JNDI injection during the process when the JDBC Driver uses this URL to connect to the database. This can further lead to remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Exasol JDBC driver, upgrade to a fixed version (24.2.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.blackhat.com/eu-24/briefings/schedule/index.html#a-novel-attack-surface-java-authentication-and-authorization-service-jaas-42179
- https://docs.exasol.com/db/latest/connect_exasol/drivers/jdbc.htm
- https://gist.github.com/azraelxuemo/9565ec9219e0c3e9afd5474904c39d0f
- https://docs.exasol.com/db/7.1/release_notes_drivers_jdbc/24.2.1.htm

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