Unscored severity · published Nov 2, 2015
CVE-2015-3186
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…
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CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
Ambari · Apache
through 2.0.2; 1.7.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3186
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3186
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/13/1
Vendor Advisory
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities
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