Race condition in Apache HBase
Priority LOW 39CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
CVE-2018-8025 describes an issue in Apache HBase that affects the optional "Thrift 1" API server when running over HTTP. There is a race-condition which could lead to authenticated sessions being incorrectly applied to users, e.g. one authenticated user would be considered a different user or an unauthenticated user would be treated as an authenticated user. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-20664 implements a fix for this issue. It has been fixed in versions: 1.2.6.1, 1.3.2.1, 1.4.5, 2.0.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01674 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven): 2.0.1, 1.4.5, 1.3.2.1 +1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache HBase | Apache Tomcat 1.x and 2.x, excluding 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 |
| — | org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) | 1.4.0 to before 1.4.5 | 1.4.5 | Patch available | GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 |
| — | org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) | 1.3.0 to before 1.3.2.1 | 1.3.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 |
| — | org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) | before 1.2.6.1 | 1.2.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 |
- Apache HBase VendorApache Affected Apache Tomcat 1.x and 2.x, excluding 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.1 Fixed in 2.0.1 Patch available GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9
- org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.4.5 Fixed in 1.4.5 Patch available GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9
- org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.3.0 to before 1.3.2.1 Fixed in 1.3.2.1 Patch available GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9
- org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.6.1 Fixed in 1.2.6.1 Patch available GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.2.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 org.apache.hbase:hbase-thrift (Maven) Fixed in 1.2.6.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8025
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9
References
Advisory 2
Other 8
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a919e38f587c714c386a01d40fc8f45bd4219a65aaf2dc0bb4eccc96%40%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/apache/hbase/commit/0c42acbdf86d08af3003105a26a2201f75f2e2c
- https://github.com/apache/hbase/commit/30e98b4455f971c9cb3c02ac7b2daeebe4ee6f2
- https://github.com/apache/hbase/commit/625d4d002620139f49c8201f95b789b6a715cd4
- https://github.com/apache/hbase/commit/7fe07075b35a816725ba18f6dd43d3fa84e08f9
- https://github.com/apache/hbase/commit/bf25c1cb7221178388baaa58f0b16a408e151a6
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-20664
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a919e38f587c714c386a01d40fc8f45bd4219a65aaf2dc0bb4eccc96@%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3E
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- TI-2019-11644 An issue was discovered in the protobuf crate before 2.6.0 for Rust. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-00185 Improper authorization in Apache HBase CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-36509 Apache HBase: Missing scanner instance owner check in thrift delegation service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-01959 Apache HBase 0.92.x before 0.92.3 and 0.94.x before 0.94.9, when the Kerberos features… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-8025 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8025 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r86j-2gc6-2cq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-8025 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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