CVE-2018-11764 (GCVE-0-2018-11764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-21 18:13 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:17
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Summary
Web endpoint authentication check is broken in Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha4, 3.0.0-beta1, and 3.0.0. Authenticated users may impersonate any user even if no proxy user is configured.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege Escalation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Apache Hadoop Affected: Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha4, 3.0.0-beta1, 3.0.0
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