CVE-2020-17533: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Modified - Last modified: 31-01-2024 Published: 29-12-2020

CVE-2020-17533
Vulnerability Scoring

8.1
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: Low Impact
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality:
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2020-17533 Vulnerability Summary

Apache Accumulo versions 1.5.0 through 1.10.0 and version 2.0.0 do not properly check the return value of some policy enforcement functions before permitting an authenticated user to perform certain administrative operations. Specifically, the return values of the 'canFlush' and 'canPerformSystemActions' security functions are not checked in some instances, therefore allowing an authenticated user with insufficient permissions to perform the following actions: flushing a table, shutting down Accumulo or an individual tablet server, and setting or removing system-wide Accumulo configuration properties.

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-17533

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-17533

CVE-2020-17533: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00128

EPSS %

0.48469

References

0.00128

CWE

CWE-252

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:accumulo:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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