CVE-2024-40637
dbt has an implicit override for built-in materializations from installed packages
Description
dbt enables data analysts and engineers to transform their data using the same practices that software engineers use to build applications. When a user installs a package in dbt, it has the ability to override macros, materializations, and other core components of dbt. This is by design, as it allows packages to extend and customize dbt's functionality. However, this also means that a malicious package could potentially override these components with harmful code. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.8.0, 1.6.14 and 1.7.14. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no kn own workarounds for this vulnerability. Users updating to either 1.6.14 or 1.7.14 will need to set `flags.require_explicit_package_overrides_for_builtin_materializations: False` in their configuration in `dbt_project.yml`.
How to fix CVE-2024-40637
To remediate CVE-2024-40637, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.6.14 or later
- —upgrade to 3c82a0296d227cb1be295356df314c11716f4ff6 or later
Is CVE-2024-40637 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.14
- from 0, < 3c82a0296d227cb1be295356df314c11716f4ff6, < 87ac4deb00cc9fe334706e42a365903a1d581624 | >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.14, from 0, < 1.6.14
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |