CVE-2019-7319 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.3 Published 26 Nov 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

External users gain superuser privileges when specific authentication backends are enabled in Cloudera Hue.

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-2019-7319?

CVE-2019-7319 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Cloudera Hue 6.0.0 through 6.1.0. When using one of following authentication backends: LdapBackend, PamBackend, SpnegoDjangoBackend, RemoteUserDjangoBackend, SAML2Backend, OpenIDBackend, or OAuthBackend, external users are created with superuser privileges.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7319?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cloudera Cdh.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7319?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7319 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-7319 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g479-c966-m99h.