CVE-2016-0731 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The File Browser View in Apache Ambari before 2.2.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a file: URL in the WebHDFS URL configuration.

Published: 2016-05-18

Score: 4.9 Medium

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0760	The File Browser View in Apache Ambari before 2.2.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a file: URL in the WebHDFS URL configuration.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00201.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.2.1
https://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Ambari-2.2.1.0/bk_releasenotes_ambari_2.2.1.0/content/ambari_relnotes-2.2.1.0-cves.html
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-14780

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Ambari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-05-18T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:04.047Z

Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0731

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-18T14:59:03.007

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

Link: CVE-2016-0731

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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