CVE-2015-3186 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Ambari before 2.1.0 allows remote authenticated cluster operator users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the note field in a configuration change.

Published: 2015-11-02

Score: 3.5 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:1.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-3256	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Ambari before 2.1.0 allows remote authenticated cluster operator users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the note field in a configuration change.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0017.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/13/1
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Ambari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-11-02T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:31.577Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3186

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-02T19:59:01.793

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3186

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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