What is CVE-2018-8003?

CVE-2018-8003 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-8003?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apache Ambari

CVE-2018-8003

Apache Ambari, versions 1.4.0 to 2.6.1, is susceptible to a directory traversal attack allowing an unauthenticated user to craft an HTTP request which provides read-only access to any file on the filesystem of the host the Ambari Server ru…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.045 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ambari
Apache Software Foundation Ambari — versions Apache Ambari 1.4.0 to 2.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8003?: CVE-2018-8003 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-8003?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.