CVE-2018-11764
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2020 at 06:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHadoop
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r790ad0a049cde713b93589ecfd4dd2766fda0fc6807eedb6cf69f5c1%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3Ex_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0003/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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