CVE-2018-11785
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but...
CVE-2018-11785 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Impala, published October 24, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.
- Record
CVE-2018-11785- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.
- Record
CVE-2018-11785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3787 No score
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3787- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jv4-cqp4-66cr
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but...
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.
- Record
GHSA-4jv4-cqp4-66cr- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.
- Record
CVE-2018-11785- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/105742
lists.apache.org/thread.html/cba8f18df15af862aa07c584d8dc85c44a199fb8f460edd498059247%40%3Cdev.impala.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11785
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4jv4-cqp4-66cr