SQL Injection in Kylin
Kylin concatenates and executes a Hive SQL in Hive CLI or beeline when building a new segment; some part of the HQL is from system configurations, while the configuration can be overwritten by certain rest api, which makes SQL injection attack is possible. Users of all previous versions after 2.0 should upgrade to 3.1.0.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-base | < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13926
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r021baf9d8d4ae41e8c8332c167c4fa96c91b5086563d9be55d2d7acf@%3Ccommits.kylin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r63d5663169e866d44ff9250796193337cff7d9cf61cc3839e86163fd%40%3Cuser.kylin.apache.org%3E
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKYLIN-584374
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-base- Disclosed
- 27.07.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hx5g-8hq2-8x4w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-base
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
- 5
- First → latest
- 07.2020 07.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 4
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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