Description
Apache Hadoop 0.23.x before 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.4.1, as used in Cloudera CDH 5.0.x before 5.0.2, do not check authorization for the (1) refreshNamenodes, (2) deleteBlockPool, and (3) shutdownDatanode HDFS admin commands, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (DataNodes shutdown) or perform unnecessary operations by issuing a command.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.html#concept_i1q_xvk_2r
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
64.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (24)
apache/hadoop
0.23.0
apache/hadoop
0.23.1
apache/hadoop
0.23.3
apache/hadoop
0.23.4
apache/hadoop
0.23.5
apache/hadoop
0.23.6
apache/hadoop
0.23.7
apache/hadoop
0.23.8
apache/hadoop
0.23.9
apache/hadoop
0.23.10
... and 14 more
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026