CVE-2018-11799
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.oozie:oozie-core
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
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
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
- Record
CVE-2018-11799- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
- Record
CVE-2018-11799- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0823 No score
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0823- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg5w-vv93-3f7w
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.oozie:oozie-core
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
- Record
GHSA-wg5w-vv93-3f7w- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
- Record
CVE-2018-11799- 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
OSVGHSA-wg5w-vv93-3f7w
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.oozie:oozie-core
Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 5.0.0 to impersonate other users. The malicious user can construct an XML that results workflows running in other user's name.
- Record
GHSA-wg5w-vv93-3f7w- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.oozie:oozie-coreMaven |
through 5.0.0 | 5.1.0 |
org.apache.oozie:oozie-coreMaven |
before 5.1.0, plus listed versions 4.1.04.2.04.3.04.3.15.0.05.0.0-beta1 |
5.1.0 |
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-2018-11799 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Oozie, published December 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.oozie:oozie-core 5.1.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/347e7a8cb86014b7ca37e49eb00b8d088203bdc0bcfb4799f8e5955a%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E
securityfocus.com/bid/106266
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11799
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg5w-vv93-3f7w