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CVE-2015-4940

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
08/11/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

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

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.0.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_biginsights:4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_biginsights:4.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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