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CVE-2015-4940

LOW severity · CVSS 2.1 · Information disclosure
2.1CVSS LOW

Summary

Apache Ambari before 2.1, as used in IBM Infosphere BigInsights 4.x before 4.1, stores a cleartext BigSheets password in a configuration file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required
User interaction
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.