CrateDB 5.5.1 is contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Admin UI…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
CrateDB 5.5.1 is contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Admin UI component. After configuring password authentication and_ Local_ In the case of an address, identity authentication can be bypassed by setting the X-Real IP request header to a specific value and accessing the Admin UI directly using the default user identity.(https://github.com/crate/crate/issues/15231)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00731 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed io.crate:crate (Maven): 5.2.11, 5.3.8, 5.4.7 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | io.crate:crate (Maven) | before 5.2.11 | 5.2.11 | Patch available | GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 |
| — | io.crate:crate (Maven) | 5.3.0 to before 5.3.8 | 5.3.8 | Patch available | GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 |
| — | io.crate:crate (Maven) | 5.4.0 to before 5.4.7 | 5.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 |
| — | io.crate:crate (Maven) | 5.5.0 to before 5.5.2 | 5.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- io.crate:crate (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.2.11 Fixed in 5.2.11 Patch available GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3
- io.crate:crate (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.3.8 Fixed in 5.3.8 Patch available GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3
- io.crate:crate (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.4.0 to before 5.4.7 Fixed in 5.4.7 Patch available GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3
- io.crate:crate (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.5.0 to before 5.5.2 Fixed in 5.5.2 Patch available GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 io.crate:crate (Maven) Fixed in 5.2.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 io.crate:crate (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 io.crate:crate (Maven) Fixed in 5.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 io.crate:crate (Maven) Fixed in 5.5.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51982
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/crate/crate/pull/15234
- https://github.com/crate/crate/commit/0c166ef083bec4d64dd55c1d8cb9b3dec350d241
- https://github.com/crate/crate/commit/5be7b3864137c23305ece10df3f7c311ee50ae4d
- https://github.com/crate/crate/commit/b8b4cec49a1c7eb2b5af568400bd571d194dc03e
- https://github.com/crate/crate/commit/da59311ca920743ebc58ee64c29cfe5723487f56
- https://github.com/crate/crate
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/crate/PYSEC-2024-27.yaml
More Cratedb vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24821 Client initialized Session-Renegotiation DoS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-16186 CrateDB database has an arbitrary file read vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-51982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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