# CVE-2023-51982: CrateDB authentication bypass vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-51982-cratedb-authentication-bypass-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-51982 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-30

CrateDB authentication bypass vulnerability

Technologies: [io.crate:crate (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/io-crate-crate). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-51982 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-51982 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-51982?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 30 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** io.crate:crate (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-51982?** Yes. io.crate:crate (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-51982?** Check whether you run io.crate:crate (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- io.crate:crate (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.11 or later

  ```sh
  # set io.crate:crate to 5.2.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- io.crate:crate (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-51982
- GHSA-7mgx-gvjw-m3w3

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- [CrateDB authorization bypass in Blob HTTP handler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-49989-cratedb-authorization-bypass-in-blob-http-handler)
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- [CrateDB database has an arbitrary file read vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-24565-cratedb-database-has-an-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability)