Privilege escalation in Cloudera Cdh

CVE-2019-7319

An issue was discovered in Cloudera Hue 6.0.0 through 6.1.0. When using one of following authentication backends: LdapBackend, PamBackend, SpnegoDjangoBackend, RemoteUserDjangoBackend, SAML2Backend, OpenIDBackend, or OAuthBackend, external users are created with superuser privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Cloudera Cdh — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.1.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7319?
CVE-2019-7319 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudera Cdh, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2019-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-7319?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.