CVE-2024-31864: Apache Zeppelin remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string
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.
Published Apr 9, 2024 · Updated Nov 5, 2025
Affected packages
org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Affected
- < 0.11.1
- Fixed in
- 0.11.1
- Check
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-jdbc
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
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.
Credited to oscerd.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31864
- https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/pull/4709
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/752qdk0rnkd9nqtornz734zwb7xdwcdb
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11974
- https://github.com/apache/zeppelin/commit/e65b5430e43c076c138a1f56e3f2aba1324118f2
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZEPPELIN-5990
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66j8-c83m-gj5f
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