CVE-2017-5646
Apache Knox allows impersonation of users
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.75%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-5646
To remediate CVE-2017-5646, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.12.0 or later
Is CVE-2017-5646 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 0.2.0, < 0.12.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |