Apache IoTDB Authorization Bypass in REST API Endpoint

Incorrect Authorization, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authorization bypass in /rest/v2/fastLastQuery exposes last-value data to unauthorized authenticated users. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.3.5 before 1.3.8, from 2.0.5 before 2.0.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.10, which fixes the issue.

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Analysis

Apache IoTDB contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the /rest/v2/fastLastQuery endpoint that allows authenticated users to access last-value time-series data they shouldn't have permission to retrieve. This affects versions 1.3.5-1.3.7 and 2.0.5-2.0.9, making it a critical concern for organizations deploying IoTDB in multi-tenant or restricted-access environments. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it requires only valid authentication credentials—an attacker with any legitimate user account can bypass fine-grained access controls to exfiltrate sensitive IoT sensor data, metrics, or operational intelligence they're not authorized to view.

Casky's 283 matching skills help practitioners detect exploitation attempts by mapping this vulnerability to MITRE ATT&CK techniques TA0004 (Privilege Escalation) and TA0006 (Credential Access). Using Claude's extended reasoning, the platform identifies suspicious patterns such as authenticated users querying endpoints with database/series IDs outside their permission scope, repeated /rest/v2/fastLastQuery requests targeting multiple unauthorized time-series, or access patterns inconsistent with normal user roles. Practitioners leveraging Casky would observe findings flagging lateral data access attempts where a low-privilege authenticated session suddenly retrieves high-sensitivity time-series data, unusual REST API endpoint combinations, and authorization failures that succeed despite explicit access denials—all indicators of active authorization bypass exploitation.

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283 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

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red teaming · high

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Access with Stolen Session Cookie

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0004 TA0006

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