CVE-2024-45198
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a remote code execution vulnerability in insightsoftware Spark JDBC where attackers can inject malicious parameters into JDBC URLs, triggering JNDI injection during database connection establishment. This affects systems using Spark JDBC 2.6.21 to connect to databases, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers.
💻 Affected Systems
- insightsoftware Spark JDBC
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with attacker gaining complete control over the vulnerable server, data exfiltration, lateral movement, and persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Remote code execution leading to data theft, service disruption, or cryptocurrency mining malware deployment.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and security controls, potentially only affecting the application service account.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability leverages JNDI injection which has been weaponized in multiple previous vulnerabilities (Log4Shell, etc.). The provided reference shows exploitation details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.6.22 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://www.insightsoftware.com/security-advisories/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Identify all applications using Spark JDBC 2.6.21. 2. Update to version 2.6.22 or later. 3. Restart all affected applications. 4. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JNDI lookups
allConfigure Java security settings to disable JNDI lookups from untrusted sources
Add to JVM arguments: -Dcom.sun.jndi.ldap.object.trustURLCodebase=false
Add to JVM arguments: -Dcom.sun.jndi.rmi.object.trustURLCodebase=false
Network segmentation
allRestrict outbound network access from affected systems to prevent JNDI callbacks
Configure firewall rules to block outbound LDAP/RMI traffic from application servers
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation on all JDBC URL parameters to prevent injection
- Deploy network-based intrusion prevention systems to detect and block JNDI exploitation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check application dependencies for spark-jdbc version 2.6.21 using: mvn dependency:tree | grep spark-jdbc or check pom.xml/gradle filesCheck Version:
grep -i spark-jdbc pom.xml build.gradle || find . -name "*.jar" -exec jar tf {} \; | grep spark-jdbcVerify Fix Applied:
Verify spark-jdbc version is 2.6.22 or later using: java -cp spark-jdbc.jar com.simba.spark.jdbc.Driver --version📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual JNDI lookup patterns in application logs
- LDAP/RMI connection attempts from application processes
- Unexpected process spawning from Java applications
Network Indicators:
- Outbound LDAP (389/636) or RMI (1099) connections from application servers to unknown external IPs
- DNS requests for suspicious JNDI URLs
SIEM Query:
source="application.logs" AND ("JNDI" OR "InitialContext" OR "ldap://" OR "rmi://")