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Auditing JDBC Drivers at Scale with AI led to 85000 bounty

2 days ago
  • #JDBC Drivers
  • #Bug Bounty
  • #Hacktron CLI
  • Collaboration on a bug bounty event focusing on JDBC drivers for potential RCE or server-side vulnerabilities.
  • Use of Hacktron CLI to automate auditing of JDBC drivers, significantly reducing manual review time.
  • Discovery of vulnerabilities in Databricks JDBC driver, including arbitrary file reads/writes via the 'StagingAllowedLocalPaths' property.
  • Exploitation of file read/write primitives to achieve RCE by manipulating Git repository configurations.
  • Identification of vulnerabilities in other JDBC drivers like Exasol (arbitrary file read) and Teradata (command injection).
  • Total earnings of $85,000 in bug bounties from discovered vulnerabilities.
  • Reflection on the evolving landscape of vulnerability research with AI-assisted tools like Hacktron CLI.