Superuser Privilege Escalation in Cloudera Hue by External Users
CVE-2019-7319

8.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cloudera

Status
Cdh
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 November 2019

What is CVE-2019-7319?

A security issue has been identified in Cloudera Hue versions 6.0.0 to 6.1.0, where external users can be inadvertently granted superuser privileges through various authentication backends, including LdapBackend, PamBackend, SpnegoDjangoBackend, RemoteUserDjangoBackend, SAML2Backend, OpenIDBackend, and OAuthBackend. This misconfiguration can lead to unauthorized access and potential control over sensitive operations within Hue. Organizations utilizing these versions are advised to review their authentication settings to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

References

https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bul...
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https://docs.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bu...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
High
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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