FKIE_CVE-2016-0731

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-18 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:38
Severity
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.2.1Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://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
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-14780Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.2.1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://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
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-14780Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache ambari *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:38:06.717",
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