CVE-2017-9797
Apache Geode vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
- Record
CVE-2017-9797- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
- Record
CVE-2017-9797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5357 No score
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5357- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vh98-fqfc-4hj3
Apache Geode vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
- Record
GHSA-vh98-fqfc-4hj3- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
- Record
CVE-2017-9797- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vh98-fqfc-4hj3
Apache Geode vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.
- Record
GHSA-vh98-fqfc-4hj3- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.2.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0-incubating1.0.0-incubating.M21.0.0-incubating.M31.1.01.1.11.2.0 |
1.2.1 |
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-2017-9797 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Geode, published October 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.geode:geode-core 1.2.1.
References
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/geode-user/201709.mbox/%3cCAEwge-Hrbb7JS8Nygrh7geyFvW4bMZ3AdCmPOzMfvbniipz0bA%40mail.gmail.com%3e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9797
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GEODE/Release+Notes
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-3249
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vh98-fqfc-4hj3