# CVE-2017-15696: When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.4.0 is operating in secure mode, the Geode configuration service does not properly authorize configur

- Also known as: GHSA-G569-49WG-JX5F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2018-02-26 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode: Apache Geode 1.0.0 to 1.3.0
- org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.4.0 is operating in secure mode, the Geode configuration service does not properly authorize configuration requests. This allows an unprivileged user who gains access to the Geode locator to extract configuration data and previously deployed application code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode, org.apache.geode:geode-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/28989e6ed0d3c29e46a489ae508302a50407a40691d5dc968f78cd3f%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E

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