CVE-2017-3161 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	Hadoop

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98025
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127f75748fcabc63bc5a1bec6885753eb9b2bed803b6ed7bd46f965b%40%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
https://s.apache.org/4MQm

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2017-04-26T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:16:28.253Z

Reserved: 2016-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-3161

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-26T20:59:00.213

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-3161

Redhat

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