CVE-2024-43202
Published: 20 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-43202 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Apache Dolphinscheduler. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-43202 is a remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CWE-94, that affects Apache DolphinScheduler versions prior to 3.2.2. The flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code on the server, resulting in a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker with network access can exploit the issue without credentials or user interaction to run arbitrary commands on the DolphinScheduler instance, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
Apache advisories direct users to upgrade immediately to version 3.2.2, which contains the fix; the resolution is referenced in the project’s GitHub pull request 15758 and in security notices distributed via the Apache mailing lists.
The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0766 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-2461
Vulnerability details
Exposure of Remote Code Execution in Apache Dolphinscheduler. This issue affects Apache DolphinScheduler: before 3.2.2. We recommend users to upgrade Apache DolphinScheduler to version 3.2.2, which fixes the issue.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.