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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2024-51504 BIT-zookeeper-2024-51504EUVD-2024-45368GHSA-g93m-8x6h-g5gv

Apache ZooKeeper: Authentication bypass with IP-based authentication in Admin Server

Published Nov 7, 2024 · Updated Nov 7, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

When using IPAuthenticationProvider in ZooKeeper Admin Server there is a possibility of Authentication Bypass by Spoofing -- this only impacts IP based authentication implemented in ZooKeeper Admin Server. Default configuration of client's IP address detection in IPAuthenticationProvider, which uses HTTP request headers, is weak and allows an attacker to bypass authentication via spoofing client's IP address in request headers. Default configuration honors X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to read client's IP address. X-Forwarded-For request header is mainly used by proxy servers to identify the client and can be easily spoofed by an attacker pretending that the request comes from a different IP address. Admin Server commands, such as snapshot and restore arbitrarily can be executed on successful exploitation which could potentially lead to information leakage or service availability issues. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.9.3, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache ZooKeeper 3.9.0 – < 3.9.3 3.9.3

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 zookeeper 3.9.3-1 —
Debian 13 zookeeper 3.9.3-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS zookeeper No fix yet —

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling thingsboard +4 4.0.1-r51 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.3 3.9.3 GHSA-g93m-8x6h-g5gv

Advisories 5

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