CVE-2018-8012 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-8012 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - zookeeper-3.4.9.jar

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Dependency Hierarchy:

• hadoop-client-3.1.1 (Root Library)
  • hadoop-common-3.1.1
    • hadoop-auth-3.1.1
      • ❌ zookeeper-3.4.9.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

No authentication/authorization is enforced when a server attempts to join a quorum in Apache ZooKeeper before 3.4.10, and 3.5.0-alpha through 3.5.3-beta. As a result an arbitrary end point could join the cluster and begin propagating counterfeit changes to the leader.

Publish Date: 2018-05-21

URL: CVE-2018-8012

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040948

Fix Resolution: The vendor has issued a fix that allows Quorum Peer mutual authentication to be enabled (3.4.10).

The vendor advisory is available at:

http://zookeeper.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-8012

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