CVE-2017-3161 json
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Hadoop
published 2017-04-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qm7f-r83w-3p46 , EUVD-2022-4996
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.9%
- EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The HDFS web UI in Apache Hadoop before 2.7.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack through an unescaped query parameter.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client 2.7.0
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-3161 updated
hadoop: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
3.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client | <2.7.0 |
2.7.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Hadoop
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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s.apache.org
/4MQm
mailing-list, web, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/98025
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r127f75748fcabc63bc5a1bec6885753eb9b2bed803b6ed7bd46f965b%40%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3161
advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r127f75748fcabc63bc5a1bec6885753eb9b2bed803b6ed7bd46f965b@%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3161
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qm7f-r83w-3p46
- NVD CVE-2017-3161
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