CVE-2021-25646

Public Exploit

Authenticated users can override system configurations in their requests which allows them to execute arbitrary code.

Description

Apache Druid includes the ability to execute user-provided JavaScript code embedded in various types of requests. This functionality is intended for use in high-trust environments, and is disabled by default. However, in Druid 0.20.0 and earlier, it is possible for an authenticated user to send a specially-crafted request that forces Druid to run user-provided JavaScript code for that request, regardless of server configuration. This can be leveraged to execute code on the target machine with the privileges of the Druid server process.

Remediation

Workaround:

Users should upgrade to Druid 0.20.1. Whenever possible, network access to cluster machines should be restricted to trusted hosts only.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 94.32% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory apache.org

Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Druid

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfda8a3aa6ac06a80c5cbfdeae0fc85f88a5984e32ea05e6dda46f866%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E	vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/29/6	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r64431c2b97209f566b5dff92415e7afba0ed3bfab4695ebaa8a62e5d%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc167d5e57f3120578718a7a458ce3e73b3830ac4efbb1b085bd06b92%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r20e0c3b10ae2c05a3aad40f1476713c45bdefc32c920b9986b941d8f%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f84b542417ea46202867c0a8b3eaf3b4cfed30e09174a52122ba210%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rea9436a4063927a567d698431ddae55e760c3f876c22ac5b9813685f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r121abe8014d381943b63c60615149d40bde9dc1c868bcee90d0d0848%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfeb775822cd3baef1595b60f6860f5ca849eb1903236483f3297bd5c%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r04fa1ba93599487c95a8497044d37f8c02a439bfcf92b4567bfb7c8f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r87aa94e28dd21ee2252d30c63f01ab9cb5474ee5bdd98dd8d7d734aa%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dff4790e7a5c697fc0360adf11f5aeb31cd6ad80644fffee690673c%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra4225912f501016bc5e0ac44e14b8d6779173a3a1dc7baacaabcc9ba%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5ef625076982aee7d23c23f07717e626b73f421fba5154d1e4de15e1%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r443e2916c612fbd119839c0fc0729327d6031913a75081adac5b43ad%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E	mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162345/Apache-Druid-0.20.0-Remote-Command-Execution.html	third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-25646?: CVE-2021-25646 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-25646?: As a workaround for remediating CVE-2021-25646: Users should upgrade to Druid 0.20.1. Whenever possible, network access to cluster machines should be restricted to trusted hosts only.
Is CVE-2021-25646 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-25646 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-25646?: CVE-2021-25646 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Druid.