SB2015110204 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Ambari

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5210)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Open redirect vulnerability in Apache Ambari before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the targetURI parameter.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3270)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

Apache Ambari before 2.0.2 or 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrative privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly related to changing passwords.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/13/4
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/13/3