CVE-2017-5646 Apache Knox allows impersonation of users
MediumCVSS 6.8
EPSS 0.75%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | >= 0.2.0, < 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.10.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.11.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.6.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.7.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.8.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.9.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.knox/gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common(Maven) | = 0.9.1 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.2.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.3.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.4.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.5.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.6.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.7.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.8.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.9.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.10.0 | No fix listed |
| apache knox | = 0.11.0 | No fix listed |
| Apache Knox | = 0.2.0 to 0.11.0 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- github.com patch
- github.com product
- lists.apache.org
- [knox-user] 20170526 [ANNOUNCE] CVE-2017-5646: Apache Knox Impersonation Issue for WebHDFS mailing-list vendor-advisory
- 98739 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- [logging-dev] 20201107 Re: Chainsaw update mailing-list
- github.com