System-account access via duplicate JSON key injection
Published Feb 10, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025
JSON injection in DataHub before 0.8.45 allows remote authenticated users to obtain system-account access through crafted login data. The frontend AuthServiceClient interpolates user-controlled identifiers into JSON format strings, and Jackson resolves duplicate keys by accepting the last value. Valid user credentials or an invite token are required; injected identities can generate a system-user token or create a system account with full platform privileges.
Summary
What happened
JSON injection in DataHub before 0.8.45 allows remote authenticated users to obtain system-account access through crafted login data. The frontend AuthServiceClient interpolates user-controlled identifiers into JSON format strings, and Jackson resolves duplicate keys by accepting the last value. Valid user credentials or an invite token are required; injected identities can generate a system-user token or create a system account with full platform privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-25560
- Published
- Feb 10, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 10, 2025
- Vendor
- DataHub
- Product
- DataHub
- Classifications
- CWE-913, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.8.45
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- System-account creation proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
- System-user JWT generation proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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