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CVE-2017-3161: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

May 13, 2022 (updated July 1, 2022)

The HDFS web UI in Apache Hadoop before 2.7.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack through an unescaped query parameter.

References

  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/98025
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm7f-r83w-3p46
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127f75748fcabc63bc5a1bec6885753eb9b2bed803b6ed7bd46f965b@%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3161
  • s.apache.org/4MQm

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.6.5

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.7.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

maven/org.apache.hadoop/hadoop-client/CVE-2017-3161.yml

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