CVE-2019-15024: Medium severity clickhouse vulnerability

Published Dec 30, 2019
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Updated

In all versions of ClickHouse before 19.14.3, an attacker having write access to ZooKeeper and who is able to run a custom server available from the network where ClickHouse runs, can create a custom-built malicious server that will act as a ClickHouse replica and register it in ZooKeeper. When another replica will fetch data part from the malicious replica, it can force clickhouse-server to write to arbitrary path on filesystem.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Yandex Clickhouse<19.14.3
Clickhouse Clickhouse<19.14.3

Event History

Dec 30, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:39 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:39 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15024?

CVE-2019-15024 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-15024?

To mitigate CVE-2019-15024, upgrade ClickHouse to version 19.14.3 or later.

3

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-15024?

CVE-2019-15024 can allow an attacker to impersonate a ClickHouse replica and potentially access sensitive data.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2019-15024?

All versions of ClickHouse prior to 19.14.3 are affected by CVE-2019-15024.

5

What actions should I take if I have CVE-2019-15024 in my environment?

If CVE-2019-15024 is present in your environment, immediately update ClickHouse to the latest version to secure it.

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