CVE-2024-28847Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated code execution via pre-authorization SpEL evaluation

Published Mar 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2024

SpEL injection in OpenMetadata before 1.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute code through event-subscription updates. EventSubscriptionRepository.prepare passes an attacker-controlled filtering-rule condition to AlertUtil.validateExpression, which evaluates it before authorization with a permissive SpEL context. A valid OpenMetadata account and JWT are required, but no administrative role or user interaction is needed to run commands with server-process privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability2.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SpEL injection in OpenMetadata before 1.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute code through event-subscription updates. EventSubscriptionRepository.prepare passes an attacker-controlled filtering-rule condition to AlertUtil.validateExpression, which evaluates it before authorization with a permissive SpEL context. A valid OpenMetadata account and JWT are required, but no administrative role or user interaction is needed to run commands with server-process privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28847
Published
Mar 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 27, 2024
Vendor
OpenMetadata
Product
OpenMetadata
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.4
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.2.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenMetadata · OpenMetadataversion=0 <1.2.4; version=< 1.2.4

Published CVSS scores

8.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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