TI-2014-07163 Aliases CVE-2014-8733 GHSA-7cxr-6g78-9f3p

Cloudera Manager 5.2.0, 5.2.1, and 5.3.0 stores the LDAP bind password in plaintext in…

LOW 11CWE-200Published 2015-02-10 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Cloudera Manager 5.2.0, 5.2.1, and 5.3.0 stores the LDAP bind password in plaintext in unspecified world-readable files under /etc/hadoop, which allows local users to obtain this password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_manager:5.2.0:::::::*	5.2.0	Vulnerable	Cloudera
cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_manager:5.2.1:::::::*	5.2.1	Vulnerable	Cloudera
cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_manager:5.3.0:::::::*	5.3.0	Vulnerable	Cloudera

cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_manager:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cloudera
cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_manager:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cloudera
cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cloudera

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8733
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cxr-6g78-9f3p

References

Advisory 1

http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/documentation/security-bulletins/Security-Bulletin/csb_topic_2.html

TI-2021-10679 Cloudera Manager 7.2.4 has Incorrect Access Control, allowing Escalation of Privileges. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-05053 Cloudera Manager 5.8.x before 5.8.5, 5.9.x before 5.9.2, and 5.10.x before 5.10.1 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-08405 Cloudera Manager through 5.15 has Incorrect Access Control. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2015-05455 There is Sensitive Information in Cloudera Manager before 5.4.6 Diagnostic Support Bundles. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-06755 The keystore password for the Spark History Server may be exposed in unsecured files… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2012-01987 Cloudera Manager 3.7.x before 3.7.5 and Service and Configuration Manager 3.5, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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