CVE-2017-5646

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.038

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5646 are fixed in Apache - gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common 0.12.0	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5646 are fixed in Apache - gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common for Linux 0.12.0	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234