Incorrect default permissions in Ambari - CVE-2017-5642
Published: April 3, 2017 / Updated: February 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39286
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5642
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
During installation of Ambari 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, Ambari Server artifacts are not created with proper ACLs.
Affected software
Ambari
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5642
Install update from vendor's website.
Ambari - update to 2.4.3