CVE-2017-12619 Session Fixation in Apache Zeppelin

What is CVE-2017-12619?

CVE-2017-12619 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin, published on 23 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Apache Zeppelin prior to 0.7.3 was vulnerable to session fixation which allowed an attacker to hijack a valid user session. Issue was reported by "stone lone".

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12619?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Zeppelin.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12619?

Upgrade org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin to 0.7.3 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2017-12619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Zeppelin

• CVE-2024-31864 Apache Zeppelin: Remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-31866 Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-10095 bash command injection in spark interpreter Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-1317 Improper Authentication in Apache Zeppelin High 8.8
• CVE-2024-51775 Apache Zeppelin: Command Injection via CSWSH High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c538-924g-99q4.