Command injection in Apache Kylin

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU68114

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24697

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when overwriting system parameters in the configuration. A remote user can inject and and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Kylin: 2.0.0 - 4.0.1

External links

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/12
http://github.com/apache/kylin/pull/1811

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.