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Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-3161

CVE-2017-3161

Description

The HDFS web UI in Apache Hadoop before 2.7.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack through an unescaped query parameter.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-clientMaven	< 2.7.0	2.7.0

Affected products

3

Apache/Hadoop
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.6.5
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.apache.hadoop/hadoop-client
Range: < 2.7.0
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Hadoopv5
Range: 2.6.x and earlier

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

8

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98025nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm7f-r83w-3p46ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3161ghsaADVISORY
s.apache.org/4MQmnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127f75748fcabc63bc5a1bec6885753eb9b2bed803b6ed7bd46f965b@%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127f75748fcabc63bc5a1bec6885753eb9b2bed803b6ed7bd46f965b%40%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3Envd
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3Envd

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