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SCA: security update for org.apache.knox:gateway-provider-identity-assertion-common (GHSA-g3fc-8jv4-qmmv)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437021

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - For versions of Apache Knox from 0.2.0 to 0.11.0 - an authenticated user may use a specially crafted URL
 to impersonate another user while accessing WebHDFS through Apache Knox. This may result in escalated
 privileges and unauthorized data access. While this activity is audit logged and can be easily associated
 with the authenticated user, this is still a serious security issue. All users are recommended to upgrade
 to the Apache Knox 0.12.0 release. (CVE-2017-5646)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3fc-8jv4-qmmv

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 437021

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5646

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5646

BID: 98739

cwe: CWE-346