CVE-2018-11764 Authentication bypass in Apache Hadoop

What is CVE-2018-11764?

CVE-2018-11764 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, published on 21 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11764?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Hadoop.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11764?

Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main to 3.0.1 or later.

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

Is CVE-2018-11764 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Hadoop

• CVE-2022-25168 Command injection in org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil.unTarUsingTar Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-37404 Heap buffer overflow in libhdfs native library Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26612 Arbitrary file write in FileUtil#unpackEntries on Windows Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-17195 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15718 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Hadoop Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4fh8-pm7g-pmxq.