VDB-125922 · CVE-2018-11792 · BID 105739

Apache Impala up to 3.0.0 ALTER access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Impala up to 3.0.0. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ALTER Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-11792. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apache Impala up to 3.0.0. Affected is some unknown processing of the component ALTER Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Apache Impala before 3.0.1, ALTER TABLE/VIEW RENAME required ALTER on the old table. This may pose a potential security risk, such as having ALTER on a table and ALL on a particular database allows a user to move the table to a database with ALL, which will automatically grant that user with ALL privilege on that table due to the privilege inherited from the database.

The bug was discovered 10/24/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-11792 since 06/05/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105739†). The entry VDB-125921 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Apache

Name

Impala

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Impala 3.0.1

Timelineinfo

06/05/2018 🔍
10/24/2018 +141 days 🔍
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10/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2020 +529 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125922
SecurityFocus: 105739 - Apache Impala CVE-2018-11792 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2018 06:58
Updated: 04/06/2020 12:54
Changes: 10/25/2018 06:58 (60), 04/06/2020 12:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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