SB2018050810 - Information disclosure in Apache Ambari
Published: May 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050810
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8003)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct directory traversal attack and obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, gain read-only access to sensitive files on the filesystem and conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.