Cross-site scripting in Ambari

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU40615

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3186

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ambari: 1.7.0 - 2.0.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:ambari:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:ambari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:ambari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.