CVE-2018-11785

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-10-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing authorization check in Apache Impala before 3.0.1 allows a Kerberos-authenticated but unauthorized user to inject random data into a running query, leading to wrong results for a query.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala: before 3.0.1 — fixed in 3.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Impala 3.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105742
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cba8f18df15af862aa07c584d8dc85c44a199fb8f460edd498059247%40%3Cdev.impala.apache.org%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105742
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cba8f18df15af862aa07c584d8dc85c44a199fb8f460edd498059247%40%3Cdev.impala.apache.org%3E

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