CVE-2017-5646
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 6.8
Description
For versions of Apache Knox from 0.2.0 to 0.11.0 - an authenticated user may use a specially crafted URL to impersonate another user while accessing WebHDFS through Apache Knox. This may result in escalated privileges and unauthorized data access. While this activity is audit logged and can be easily associated with the authenticated user, this is still a serious security issue. All users are recommended to upgrade to the Apache Knox 0.12.0 release.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5646
- Assigner
- security@apache.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-05-26T21:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-04-06T12:54:34
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.6
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/knox-user/201705.mbox/%3CCACRbFyjtT7QQGHUzTRdbJoySbJb7tt4BDk5-r-VRn0GB0Kgvag%40mail.gmail.com%3E | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98739 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcd6bcbcc08840d4e4bea661efe9a5ef8f6126ebbbc5bc266701d8f48@%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5646 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5646 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:17:11 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 17:19:28 | 2017-05-26T21:29Z | 2017-05-26T21:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 17:19:28 | 2021-04-06T12:54:34 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 17:19:28 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |