# CVE-2017-9796: When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode, a user with read access to specific regions within a Geode cluster m

- Also known as: GHSA-Q7CP-R6CJ-HPF5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.0
- Published: 2018-01-10 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode: 1.0.0 to 1.2.1
- org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.3.0

## Description

When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode, a user with read access to specific regions within a Geode cluster may execute OQL queries containing a region name as a bind parameter that allow read access to objects within unauthorized regions.

## 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 (1.3.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e580d22195b6b61ff9cf866ac6dd6fe16e790ff0e14a3b1a22cd20b1%40%3Cuser.geode.apache.org%3E

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