CVE-2017-5646

Published on: 05/26/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 04/06/2021 12:54:00 PM UTC

CVE-2017-5646

Source: Mitre Source: NIST CVE.ORG Print: PDF PDF
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Certain versions of Knox from Apache contain the following vulnerability:

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.

  • CVE-2017-5646 has been assigned by URL Logo secu[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Apache Software Foundation - Apache Knox version 0.2.0 to 0.11.0

CVSS3 Score: 6.8 - MEDIUM

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
NETWORK HIGH LOW NONE
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED HIGH HIGH NONE

CVSS2 Score: 4.9 - MEDIUM

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK MEDIUM SINGLE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
PARTIAL PARTIAL NONE

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
text/html
 URL Logo MLIST [logging-dev] 20201107 Re: Chainsaw update
[ANNOUNCE] CVE-2017-5646: Apache Knox Impersonation Issue for WebHDFS Mailing List
Vendor Advisory
mail-archives.apache.org
text/xml
 URL Logo MLIST [knox-user] 20170526 [ANNOUNCE] CVE-2017-5646: Apache Knox Impersonation Issue for WebHDFS
Apache Knox CVE-2017-5646 User Impersonation Vulnerability Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
cve.report (archive)
text/html
 URL Logo BID 98739
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationApacheKnox0.10.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.11.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.2.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.3.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.4.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.5.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.6.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.7.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.8.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.9.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.10.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.11.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.2.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.3.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.4.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.5.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.6.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.7.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.8.0AllAllAll
ApplicationApacheKnox0.9.0AllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
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