GeodeApplication · Apache
CVE-2017-12622
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWhen an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceApache Geode before v1.3.0 has an authorization bypass in the gfsh HTTP interface where authenticated users can obtain cluster status information and control cluster members without possessing the required CLUSTER:MANAGE privilege, allowing unauthorized privileged operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
GeodeApplication
< 1.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Apache Geode installation and versionLocate the Apache Geode installation and determine the installed version number using the product's built-in version command or by inspecting the geode-core JAR file metadataAffected if The installed version is Apache Geode prior to v1.3.0
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Verify gfsh HTTP interface is accessibleConfirm that the gfsh (Geode Shell) HTTP endpoint is enabled and accessible in the environment, typically on port 7070 or a configured HTTP portAffected if The gfsh HTTP interface is exposed and the Geode version is before v1.3.0
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Check for CLUSTER:MANAGE authorization enforcementTest whether an authenticated user without CLUSTER:MANAGE privilege can perform cluster management operations (such as stopping members or querying cluster state) via the gfsh HTTP APIAffected if A user lacking CLUSTER:MANAGE privilege can successfully execute privileged cluster operations through the HTTP interface on a vulnerable version
The environment is affected if Apache Geode version is before v1.3.0 and the gfsh HTTP interface is accessible, allowing authenticated users to bypass CLUSTER:MANAGE authorization for privileged operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor data1.3.0
Upgrade to Apache Geode v1.3.0 or later which includes proper authorization enforcement for gfsh HTTP operations.
Fix this in Geode
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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