Apache Zeppelin: Remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Zeppelin | before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc (Maven) | before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f |
- Apache Zeppelin VendorApache Affected before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Zeppelin (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 0.11.1
- Fix · GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc (Maven) Fixed in 0.11.1 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache Zeppelin 0.11.1
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-20984 Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injectionPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2024-20983 Apache Zeppelin: Cron arbitrary user impersonation with improper privilegesPriority LOW 38
- TI-2024-20985 Apache Zeppelin: LDAP search filter query Injection VulnerabilityPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31864
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11974
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/09/8
- https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/commit/e65b5430e43c076c138a1f56e3f2aba1324118f2
- https://github.com/apache/zeppelin
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZEPPELIN-5990
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/03/3
More Apache Zeppelin vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20984 Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07420 bash command injection in spark interpreter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01220 Improper authentication in Apache Zeppelin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-09344 Session fixation in Apache Zeppelin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-34954 Apache Zeppelin: Arbitrary file read by adding malicious JDBC connection string CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-27515 Apache Zeppelin: raft directory listing and file read CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-31864 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-31864 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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