CVE-2018-11766: Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop

CVE-2018-11766 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-12-21

Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop

Technologies: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-11766 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-11766 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-11766?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 21 December 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.4,fixed=2.7.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11766?
Yes. org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): upgrade to 2.7.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-11766?
Check whether you run org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): upgrade to 2.7.7 or later
    # set org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main to 2.7.7 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.4,fixed=2.7.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-11766
  • GHSA-rqj9-cq6j-958r

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