CVE-2017-15696 Apache Geode configuration request authorization vulnerability

What is CVE-2017-15696?

CVE-2017-15696 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Geode, published on 26 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.4.0 is operating in secure mode, the Geode configuration service does not properly authorize configuration requests. This allows an unprivileged user who gains access to the Geode locator to extract configuration data and previously deployed application code.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15696?

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

Products include Apache Geode.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15696?

Upgrade org.apache.geode:geode-core to 1.4.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-15696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Geode

• CVE-2020-1938 Apache Tomcat Improper Privilege Management Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-15752 Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2022-37021 Apache Geode deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX over RMI on Java 8. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-0048 Supply chain in docker.io Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15692 Apache Geode unsafe deserialization in TcpServer Critical 9.8

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-g569-49wg-jx5f.