CVE-2018-11799

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Published Dec 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Oozie

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.1.3:incubating::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0823	Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
Github GHSA	GHSA-wg5w-vv93-3f7w	Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.oozie:oozie-core

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.484% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106266
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/347e7a8cb86014b7ca37e49eb00b8d088203bdc0bcfb4799f8e5955a%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Oozie

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published: Dec 19, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:17 AM
Reserved: Jun 5, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:36 AM

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