Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Published 2017-05-26 21:29:00
Updated 2021-04-06 12:54:34
Source Apache Software Foundation
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-5646

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5646

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-5646

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.9
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.8
4.9
 NIST
6.8
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
1.6
5.2
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-5646

  • The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-5646

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