XML injection in Ambari - CVE-2017-5654
Published: May 13, 2017 / Updated: February 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38996
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5654
CWE-ID: CWE-91
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
In Ambari 2.4.x (before 2.4.3) and Ambari 2.5.0, an authorized user of the Ambari Hive View may be able to gain unauthorized read access to files on the host where the Ambari server executes.
Affected software
Ambari
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5654
Install update from vendor's website.
Ambari - addressed in versions 2.4.3, 2.5.1