High

CrateDB authentication bypass vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 30.01.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

CrateDB 5.5.1 is contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Admin UI component. After configuring password authentication and_ Local_ In the case of an address, identity authentication can be bypassed by setting the X-Real IP request header to a specific value and accessing the Admin UI directly using the default user identity.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.crate:crate < 5.2.11, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.8, >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.7, >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.2 5.2.11, 5.3.8, 5.4.7, 5.5.2

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.crate:crate
Disclosed
30.01.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.crate:crate

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
4
First → latest
01.2024 07.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 2
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 3
  2. 2025: 0
  3. 2026: 1
  1. Low · 0.0 CVE-2026-49989 < 6.2.8, >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.2 6.2.8, 6.3.2
  2. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-37309 < 5.7.2 5.7.2
  3. Medium · 5.7 CVE-2024-24565 < 5.3.9, >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.8, >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.4, >= 5.6.0, < 5.6.1 5.3.9, 5.4.8, 5.5.4, 5.6.1
  4. CrateDB authentication bypass vulnerability this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-51982 < 5.2.11, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.8, >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.7, >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.2 5.2.11, 5.3.8, 5.4.7, 5.5.2

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