What is CVE-2017-5654?

CVE-2017-5654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-5654?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XPath Injection in Apache Ambari

CVE-2017-5654

In Ambari 2.4.x (before 2.4.3) and Ambari 2.5.0, an authorized user of the Ambari Hive View may be able to gain unauthorized read access to files on the host where the Ambari server executes.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ambari — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0
Apache Software Foundation Ambari — versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, 2.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-91 — XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection)

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5654?: CVE-2017-5654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-5654?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.