Auth bypass in Apache Hadoop

CVE-2013-2192

The RPC protocol implementation in Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.0.6-alpha, 0.23.x before 0.23.9, and 1.x before 1.2.1, when the Kerberos security features are enabled, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to disable bidirectional authentication and obtain sensitive information by forcing a downgrade to simple authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apache Hadoop — versions 0.23.0, 0.23.1, 0.23.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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