Apache Hadoop Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:hadoop";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810318");
  script_version("2026-01-28T05:49:43+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5393");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-01-28 05:49:43 +0000 (Wed, 28 Jan 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-12-01 20:29:00 +0000 (Thu, 01 Dec 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-23 15:26:24 +0530 (Fri, 23 Dec 2016)");
  script_name("Apache Hadoop Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Hadoop is prone to an arbitrary command execution vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to some unspecified error
  within the application allowing a remote user who can authenticate with the HDFS
  NameNode can possibly run arbitrary commands as the hdfs user.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow a remote
  attacker to execute arbitrary commands on affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5
  and 2.7.x before 2.7.3");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apache Hadoop version 2.6.5
  or 2.7.3 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/537");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94574");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_apache_hadoop_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apache/hadoop/detected");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if(!version = get_app_version(cpe:CPE, port:port))
  exit(0);

if(version =~ "^2\.[67]") {
  if(version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"2.6.0", test_version2:"2.6.4")) {
    fix = "2.6.5";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }

  else if(version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"2.7.0", test_version2:"2.7.2")) {
    fix = "2.7.3";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }

  if(VULN) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:version, fixed_version:fix);
    security_message(data:report, port:port);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);