First published: Mon Nov 02 2015(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apache Ambari | <=2.0.2 | |
Apache Ambari | =1.7.0 | |
Apache Ambari | =2.0.0 | |
Apache Ambari | =2.0.1 |
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CVE-2015-3186 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation via cross-site scripting.
To mitigate CVE-2015-3186, upgrade Apache Ambari to version 2.1.0 or later.
Users of Apache Ambari versions prior to 2.1.0, especially remote authenticated cluster operators, are affected by CVE-2015-3186.
CVE-2015-3186 enables an attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the note field in a configuration change.
The impact of CVE-2015-3186 includes the possibility of unauthorized script execution in users' browsers, leading to potential data theft or session hijacking.