PT-2024-28956 · Dbt · Dbt

Brabster · Published 2024-07-16 · Updated 2025-10-07 · CVE-2024-40637

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dbt versions prior to 1.6.14 dbt versions prior to 1.7.14 dbt versions prior to 1.8.0

Description The issue allows a malicious package to override core components of dbt with harmful code when installed. This is due to the design of dbt, which permits packages to extend and customize its functionality. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.6.14, update to version 1.6.14 and set flags.require explicit package overrides for builtin materializations: False in the configuration in dbt project.yml. For versions prior to 1.7.14, update to version 1.7.14 and set flags.require explicit package overrides for builtin materializations: False in the configuration in dbt project.yml. For versions prior to 1.8.0, update to version 1.8.0.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-913

CWE-89

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-40637

GHSA-P3F3-5CCG-83XQ

PYSEC-2024-66

Affected Products

Dbt

References · 17

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/40xxx/CVE-2024-40637.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://tempered.works/posts/2024/07/06/preventing-data-theft-with-gcp-service-controls · Exploit
• 🔥 https://elementary-data.com/post/are-dbt-packages-secure-the-answer-lies-in-your-dwh-policies · Exploit
• 🔥 https://equalexperts.com/blog/tech-focus/are-you-at-risk-from-this-critical-dbt-vulnerability · Exploit
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/commit/3c82a0296d227cb1be295356df314c11716f4ff6 · Patch
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/security/advisories/GHSA-p3f3-5ccg-83xq · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/commit/87ac4deb00cc9fe334706e42a365903a1d581624 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40637 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40637 · Security Note
• https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors#behavior-change-flags · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2024-66 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-p3f3-5ccg-83xq · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core · Note
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/dbt-core/PYSEC-2024-66.yaml · Note
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1975565308648956166 · Twitter Post