CWE Code: 346
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.9
CWE Name:  Origin Validation Error
Summary: for versions of apache knox from 0.2.0 to 0.11.0 - an authenticated user may use a specially crafted url to impersonate another user while accessing webhdfs through apache knox. this may result in escalated privileges and unauthorized data access. while this activity is audit logged and can be easily associated with the authenticated user, this is still a serious security issue. all users are recommended to upgrade to the apache knox 0.12.0 release.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/NONE
Published Date: 2017-05-26
Last Modified Date: 2017-06-08