CVE-2017-15713
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
- Record
CVE-2017-15713- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
- Record
CVE-2017-15713- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0795 No score
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0795- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3v44-382q-55f4
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
- Record
GHSA-3v44-382q-55f4- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
- Record
CVE-2017-15713- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3v44-382q-55f4
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
- Record
GHSA-3v44-382q-55f4- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven |
before 2.7.5 | 2.7.5 |
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven |
2.8.0 up to 2.8.3 | 2.8.3 |
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven |
before 2.7.5, plus listed versions 0.23.10.23.100.23.110.23.30.23.4 Show 32 moreShow less0.23.50.23.60.23.70.23.80.23.92.0.0-alpha2.0.1-alpha2.0.2-alpha2.0.3-alpha2.0.4-alpha2.0.5-alpha2.0.6-alpha2.1.0-beta2.1.1-beta2.2.02.3.02.4.02.4.12.5.02.5.12.5.22.6.02.6.12.6.22.6.32.6.42.6.52.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.4 |
2.7.5 |
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven |
2.8.0 up to 2.8.3, plus listed versions 2.8.12.8.2 |
2.8.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15713 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Hadoop, published January 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main 2.7.5.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/a790a251ace7213bde9f69777dedb453b1a01a6d18289c14a61d4f91%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15713
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3v44-382q-55f4