Path traversal in Ambari - CVE-2018-8003
Published: May 8, 2018 / Updated: February 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12423
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8003
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Ambari
Ambari
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8003
Update to version 2.6.2.