CVE-2015-4940 describes a vulnerability in Apache Ambari versions prior to 2.1, also affecting IBM Infosphere BigInsights 4.x before 4.1. This flaw involves the storage of a BigSheets password in cleartext within a configuration file, allowing local attackers to access sensitive information. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access is required for exploitation and only confidentiality is impacted. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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