CVE-2017-15536 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can exploit web vulnerabilities to gain root access and read sensitive database credentials in Cloudera Data Science Workbench.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15536?
CVE-2017-15536 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW) 1.x before 1.2.0. Several web application vulnerabilities allow malicious authenticated users of CDSW to escalate privileges in CDSW. CDSW users can exploit these vulnerabilities in combination to gain root access to CDSW nodes, gain access to the CDSW database which includes Kerberos keytabs of CDSW users and bcrypt hashed passwords, and gain access to other privileged information such as session tokens, invitation tokens, and environment variables.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloudera Data Science Workbench.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15536?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15536 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gh6-8c4x-5346.