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CVE-2024-10572
Vulnerability in h2o (CVE-2024-10572)
Summary
vulnerability in h2o (CVE-2024-10572). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``run_tool``.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-10572** has been found in h2o.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``run_tool`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "h2o CVE-2024-10572" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-10572 (h2o) — CWE-400 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: `run_tool` / `water.tools` / `ast` / `XGBoostLibExtractTool`
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-400) exists in h2o. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``run_tool`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
h2o — . Attack surface: `run_tool` / `water.tools` / `ast` / `XGBoostLibExtractTool`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'h2o' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'h2o' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `h2o` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
h2o
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.34.0.1"},{"last_affected":"3.46.0.1"}]}]
Maven
ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.34.0.1"},{"last_affected":"3.46.0.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10572
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjpv-64v2-2qpq
- package https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-3
- package https://pypi.org/project/h2o
- web https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-3/blob/5e45e780f597961bda73adff765976db975f204b/h2o-extensions/xgboost/src/main/java/water/tools/XGBoostLibExtractTool.java#L12
- web https://huntr.com/bounties/db8939a0-9be8-4d0f-a8b0-1bd181666da2