CVE-2017-5646

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…

published May 26, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00752 · 54.3th percentile
Published
2017-05-26T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAY 21:00Z
    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…
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