CVE-2023-34340 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Apache Accumulo Improper Authentication vulnerability

Published June 21, 2023Updated October 9, 2024Source: osv

Summary

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.

Advisory Timeline

First published June 21, 2023 (1209 days ago).
Last revised October 9, 2024 — 476 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-shell to 2.1.1 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.1.1 for org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-shell -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-shell	maven	2.1.0	2.1.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-287
Improper AuthenticationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-34340?: Apache Accumulo Improper Authentication vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-34340?: CVE-2023-34340 affects org.apache.accumulo:accumulo-shell. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-34340 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-hp5w-w29m-vg63

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