CVE-2017-12622 Apache Geode gfsh authorization vulnerability
Authenticated users can access cluster status and control members without required privileges when using HTTP in secure mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12622?
CVE-2017-12622 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Geode, published on 10 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12622?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.geode:geode-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.geode:geode-core Maven | From 1.0.0 | 1.3.0 |
org.apache.geode:geode-core Maven | From 1.0.0 | 1.3.0 |
Products include Apache Geode.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12622?
Upgrade org.apache.geode:geode-core to 1.3.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-12622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-15752 Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2022-37021 Apache Geode deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX over RMI on Java 8.
- CVE-2014-0048 Supply chain in docker.io
- CVE-2017-15692 Apache Geode unsafe deserialization in TcpServer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h22r-h77w-2g5f.