CVE-2017-9794
Apache Geode gfsh query vulnerability
CVE-2017-9794 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Geode, published September 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.geode:geode-core 1.2.1.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.18%EPSS, 68th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.2.1org.apache.geode:geode-core +1 more
Description
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used 4.3
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
- Record
CVE-2017-9794- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 ListNo score
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
- Record
CVE-2017-9794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2127No score
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2127- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37m3-qp37-x3c6 4.3
Apache Geode gfsh query vulnerability
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
- Record
GHSA-37m3-qp37-x3c6- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 4.3
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
- Record
CVE-2017-9794- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-37m3-qp37-x3c6 4.3
Apache Geode gfsh query vulnerability
When a cluster is operating in secure mode, a user with read privileges for specific data regions can use the gfsh command line utility to execute queries. In Apache Geode before 1.2.1, the query results may contain data from another user's concurrently executing gfsh query, potentially revealing data that the user is not authorized to view.
- Record
GHSA-37m3-qp37-x3c6- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/geode-user/201709.mbox/%3cCAEwge-FqzrT+deCkNkM-EQZuKfg-XuqY4cGjFiqxoKBVduY1Zw%40mail.gmail.com%3e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9794
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-3217
lists.apache.org/thread/403xxbfrh4csyj1st7351g2dkm0hb91v
github.com/advisories/GHSA-37m3-qp37-x3c6