CVE-2017-5646 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Apache Knox versions 0.2.0 through 0.11.0. An authenticated user can craft a malicious URL to impersonate another user when accessing WebHDFS, potentially leading to escalated privileges and unauthorized data access. The attack requires low privileges and high attack complexity, with a CVSS score of 6.8. While this activity is audit logged, there is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:knox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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