Vulnerability · Published Jun 21, 2023 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2023-34340Apache Accumulo: Accumulo 2.1.0 may incorrectly validate cached credentials

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication in Apache Accumulo from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Accumulo. This issue affects Apache Accumulo: 2.1.0. Accumulo 2.1.0 contains a defect in the user authentication process that may succeed when invalid credentials are provided. Users are advised to upgrade to 2.1.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Maven	org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-shell	2.1.1	GHSA-hp5w-w29m-vg63

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Accumulo	2.1.0 – before 2.1.1

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/syy6jftvy9l6tlhn33o0rzwhh4rd0z4t vendor-advisory, mailing-list
https://accumulo.apache.org/release/accumulo-2.1.1/ release-notes