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CVE-2024-23689
high
CVSS 8.8
Vulnerability in com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client (CVE-2024-23689)
Summary
vulnerability in com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client (CVE-2024-23689). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``sslkey``. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.4.6` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-23689** has been found in com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``sslkey`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: upgrade com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client to **0.4.6** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client CVE-2024-23689" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-23689 (com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client) — CWE-209 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: local
Attack surface: `sslkey`
Patched: `0.4.6` — apply immediately
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-209) exists in com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``sslkey`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client — . Attack surface: `sslkey`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.4.6**.
🛡️ 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 'com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client' .` 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 'com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client' . | 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 `com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client` 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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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client to 0.4.6ステージング環境で 0.4.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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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
Maven
com.clickhouse:clickhouse-client
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.6"}]}]
Maven
com.clickhouse:clickhouse-jdbc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.6"}]}]
Maven
com.clickhouse:clickhouse-r2dbc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.6"}]}]
References
- web https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-java/issues/1331
- web https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-java/pull/1334
- web https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-java/releases/tag/v0.4.6
- web https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-java/security/advisories/GHSA-g8ph-74m6-8m7r
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- web https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-g8ph-74m6-8m7r
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23689
- package https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-java