CVE-2017-7565
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 · uneditedSplunk Hadoop Connect App has a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code, aka ERP-2041.
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 confidenceThe Splunk Hadoop Connect App contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to manipulate file paths to access unauthorized directories and execute arbitrary code on the underlying system.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify Hadoop Connect app installationList the contents of $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/ directory and look for a folder named 'hadoop-connect' or similar naming convention (e.g., 'splunk_app_hadoop').Affected if The directory exists, indicating the app is installed.
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Identify the installed app versionOpen the app.conf file located in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/<hadoop_connect_folder>/default/ and read the 'version' field under the [launcher] stanza.Affected if A version field exists and shows any version number (all versions are affected).
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Confirm the app is enabled in SplunkRun the CLI command: splunk list app -auth <admin_username>:<password> OR check via Splunk Web by navigating to Apps > Manage Apps to verify the app status shows as 'Enabled'.Affected if The app appears as Enabled in the output.
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Check for remote authentication accessReview Splunk authentication configuration files: $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/authentication.conf or $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd to determine if non-local users or remote authentication (LDAP, SAML) is configured.Affected if Remote authentication is enabled, allowing external users to authenticate to Splunk.
If the Splunk Hadoop Connect app is installed, enabled, and accessible to remote authenticated users, the environment is vulnerable to this path traversal flaw.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Splunk Hadoop Connect App to the latest patched version released by Splunk, or apply available security patches. Verify that authentication mechanisms are properly configured and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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