VDB-97583 · CVE-2016-4947 · BID 93880

Cloudera HUE up to 3.9.0 autocomplete User information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cloudera HUE up to 3.9.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file desktop/api/users/autocomplete. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (User). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-4947. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cloudera HUE up to 3.9.0 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file desktop/api/users/autocomplete. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (User). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cloudera HUE 3.9.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a request to desktop/api/users/autocomplete.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2016. The weakness was presented 03/07/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at 2016.hack.lu. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4947 since 05/20/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 139 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11795 (Cloudera Hue 3.9.0 and Prior Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93880†). See VDB-97582, VDB-97584, VDB-97585 and VDB-97586 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: User
Class: Information disclosure / User
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/20/2016 🔍
10/19/2016 +152 days 🔍
10/25/2016 +6 days 🔍
03/07/2017 +133 days 🔍
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09/04/2020 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2016.hack.lu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-4947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97583
SecurityFocus: 93880 - Cloudera HUE CVE-2016-4947 User Enumeration Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4947 - Cloudera - Hue - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2017 21:53
Updated: 09/04/2020 12:05
Changes: 03/07/2017 21:53 (64), 09/04/2020 12:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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