CVE-2017-5646

Published May 26, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14734 Apache Knox allows impersonation of users
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g3fc-8jv4-qmmv Apache Knox allows impersonation of users
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM
Reserved
Jan 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 26, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM