GHSA-7hpq-3g6w-pvhf
Snowflake JDBC allows an untrusted search path on Windows
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc | >= 3.2.3, < 3.22.0 | 3.22.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Issue
Snowflake discovered and remediated a vulnerability in the Snowflake JDBC Driver. When the EXTERNALBROWSER authentication method is used on Windows, an attacker with write access to a directory in the %PATH% can escalate their privileges to the user that runs the vulnerable JDBC Driver version.
This vulnerability affects versions 3.2.3 through 3.21.0 on Windows. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.22.0.
### Vulnerability Details
When the EXTERNALBROWSER authentication method is selected, the Snowflake JDBC Driver on non-macOS operating systems tries to open the SSO URL using xdg-open. Because xdg-open is a Linux program that doesn’t exist in a default Windows installation, a sufficiently privileged attacker could place a malicious executable in one of the directories on the %PATH% and achieve local privilege escalation to the user running the JDBC Driver.
### Solution
Snowflake released version 3.22.0 of the Snowflake JDBC Driver, which fixes this issue. We recommend users upgrade to version 3.22.0.
### Additional Information
If you discover a security vulnerability in one of our products or websites, please report the issue to HackerOne. For more information, please see our [Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://hackerone.com/snowflake?type=team).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.