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    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:May 26, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:May 26, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00037
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Knox

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-346 Origin Validation Error

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High