CVE-2018-15804 Privilege escalation in n/a
Compromised MapR ticket credentials allow users to impersonate any other user, including cluster administrators, in the MapR Converged Data Platform.
- 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-2018-15804?
CVE-2018-15804 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the MapR File System in MapR Converged Data Platform and MapR-XD 6.x and earlier. Under certain conditions, it is possible for MapR ticket credentials to become compromised, allowing a user to escalate their privileges to act as (aka impersonate) any other user, including cluster administrators, aka bug# 31935. This affects all users who have enabled security on the MapR platform and is fixed in mapr-patch-5.2.1.42646.GA-20180731093831, mapr-patch-5.2.2.44680.GA-20180802011430, mapr-patch-6.0.0.20171109191718.GA-20180802011420, and mapr-patch-6.0.1.20180404222005.GA-20180806214919.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mapr Mapr.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-15804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wgm-vmwq-hhq2.