SB2015110205 - Cross-site scripting in Ambari

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3186)

Vulnerability allows a remote user to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Apache Ambari before 2.1.0. A remote authenticated cluster operator user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/13/1
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities