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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-25561 · published 11 February 2023

CVE-2023-25561: Datahub vulnerability

Datahub · Datahub

DataHub is an open-source metadata platform. In the event a system is using Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) authentication and that system is given a configuration which contains an error, the authentication for the system will fail open and allow an attacker to login using any username and password. The reason for this is that while an error is thrown in the `authenticateJaasUser` method it is swallowed without propagating the error. As a result of this issue unauthenticated users may gain access to the system. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by the GitHub Security lab and is tracked as GHSL-2022-081.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.39% · top 69.3% CWE-755 · CWE-755
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

DataHub is an open-source metadata platform. In the event a system is using Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) authentication and that system is given a configuration which contains an error, the authentication for the system will fail open and allow an attacker to login using any username and password. The reason for this is that while an error is thrown in the `authenticateJaasUser` method it is swallowed without propagating the error. As a result of this issue unauthenticated users may gain access to the system. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by the GitHub Security lab and is tracked as GHSL-2022-081.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/datahub-project/datahub/blob/fdf4e48495f083314f59c414bcc7c2601633a2b8/datahub-frontend/app/security/A Issue Tracking
https://github.com/datahub-project/datahub/security/advisories/GHSA-7wc6-p6c4-522c Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/datahub-project/datahub/blob/fdf4e48495f083314f59c414bcc7c2601633a2b8/datahub-frontend/app/security/A Issue Tracking
https://github.com/datahub-project/datahub/security/advisories/GHSA-7wc6-p6c4-522c Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-25561), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.