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CVE-2024-31864: Apache Zeppelin: Remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string

Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin.

The attacker can inject sensitive configuration or malicious code when connecting MySQL database via JDBC driver.
This issue affects Apache Zeppelin: before 0.11.1.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.11.1, which fixes the issue.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-31864

Affected Products

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

Product: Apache Zeppelin

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 18.39% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/pull/4709
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11974
https://lists.apache.org/thread/752qdk0rnkd9nqtornz734zwb7xdwcdb
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/09/8

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