VDB-74151 · CVE-2014-8733 · Qualys 11919

Cloudera Manager 5.3.0 /etc/hadoop information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cloudera Manager 5.3.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc/hadoop of the component Manager. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-8733. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cloudera Manager 5.3.0 (Cloud Software). This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/hadoop of the component Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cloudera Manager 5.2.0, 5.2.1, and 5.3.0 stores the LDAP bind password in plaintext in unspecified world-readable files under /etc/hadoop, which allows local users to obtain this password.

The weakness was released 02/10/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cloudera.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8733 since 11/10/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11919 (Cloudera Manager Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability.).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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11/10/2014 🔍
02/10/2015 +92 days 🔍
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03/30/2015 +48 days 🔍
04/10/2018 +1107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cloudera.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8733 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8733
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74151

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:04
Updated: 04/10/2018 17:05
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:04 (45), 04/10/2018 17:05 (6)
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