Code Injection in ClickHouse - CVE-2019-18657
Published: November 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22472
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18657
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ClickHouse
Affected software:
ClickHouse
ClickHouse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "url" table function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and inject arbitrary HTTP headers on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18657
Install updates from vendor's website.