{"id":73431,"date":"2025-09-09T19:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:28:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:50:18","slug":"cve-2024-43166-critical-incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-apache-dolphinscheduler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-43166-critical-incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-apache-dolphinscheduler\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-43166: Critical Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recent discovery of a severe security vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler exposes systems to a potential compromise or data leakage. Identified as CVE-2024-43166, this flaw rests in the incorrect default permissions configuration of DolphinScheduler, a popular open-source distributed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) scheduler system designed to ease complex scheduling requirements.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43245-critical-downgrade-issue-affecting-multiple-macos-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81779\">issue affects<\/a> a wide range of users, including developers, system administrators, and organizations using Apache DolphinScheduler versions prior to 3.2.2. It is of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8730-critical-vulnerability-in-belkin-routers-due-to-hard-coded-credentials\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81068\">critical significance due<\/a> to the high risk attached to it, as underscored by its CVSS Severity Score of 9.8. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53795-vulnerability-in-microsoft-pc-manager-allowing-unauthorized-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81024\">vulnerability can lead to unauthorized<\/a> access and potentially severe data breaches if not promptly addressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-43166<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85612\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3050605190\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Apache DolphinScheduler | Before 3.2.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48165-incorrect-privilege-assignment-vulnerability-in-delucks-seo\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81113\">vulnerability stems from the incorrect<\/a> default permissions set in Apache DolphinScheduler. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48860-exploiting-backup-archives-to-gain-remote-access-in-ctrlx-os\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81423\">exploit this flaw by accessing<\/a> sensitive data or executing commands that should typically require higher privileges. The absence of required safeguards within these default settings allows a malicious attacker to manipulate the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82871\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2269920484\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While the specifics of the exploit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54948-pre-authenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81130\">code for this vulnerability<\/a> are not publicly disclosed to prevent misuse, a conceptual illustration of exploiting incorrect permissions might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker gains access to the system\nssh attacker@target.system.com\n# Navigate to the sensitive directory\ncd \/path\/to\/sensitive\/directory\n# Perform malicious actions such as reading\/writing sensitive data\ncat sensitivefile.txt\necho &#039;malicious data&#039; &gt; sensitivefile.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a rudimentary example illustrating how an attacker could potentially exploit wrongly set permissions. In a real-world scenario, the attack would be more sophisticated and tailored to the specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45081-critical-vulnerability-in-iitb-sso-v1-1-0-due-to-misconfigured-settings\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92117\">misconfigurations and vulnerabilities<\/a> present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly urged to upgrade to Apache DolphinScheduler version 3.3.1, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. However, these should not be viewed as long-term solutions, and the patch provided by the vendor should be applied as soon as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86423\">possible to ensure system<\/a> security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The recent discovery of a severe security vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler exposes systems to a potential compromise or data leakage. Identified as CVE-2024-43166, this flaw rests in the incorrect default permissions configuration of DolphinScheduler, a popular open-source distributed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) scheduler system designed to ease complex scheduling requirements. 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