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CVE-2017-15536

8.8 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW) 1.x before 1.2.0.

Published Feb 5, 2018CWE-269EPSS 0.92%

Overview

CVE-2017-15536 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 5, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW) 1.x before 1.2.0. Several web application vulnerabilities allow malicious authenticated users of CDSW to escalate privileges in CDSW. CDSW users can exploit these vulnerabilities in combination to gain root access to CDSW nodes, gain access to the CDSW database which includes Kerberos keytabs of CDSW users and bcrypt hashed passwords, and gain access to other privileged information such as session tokens, invitation tokens, and environment variables.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/Security-Bulletin.html#tsb_248Refwww.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/Security-Bulletin.html#tsb_248

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15536?

CVE-2017-15536 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 5, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-15536?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-15536?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-15536?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-15536 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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