TI-2015-02817 Aliases CVE-2015-3186 GHSA-29x2-2gr6-gm32

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Ambari before 2.1.0 allows remote…

LOW 21CWE-79Published 2015-11-02 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02328 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari::::::::	up to 2.0.2	Vulnerable	Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:1.7.0:::::::*	1.7.0	Vulnerable	Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.0:::::::*	2.0.0	Vulnerable	Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.1:::::::*	2.0.1	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3186
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29x2-2gr6-gm32

References

Advisory 1

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities

Other 1

[oss-security] 20151013 [CVE-2015-3186] Apache Ambari XSS vulnerability

TI-2016-05848 Improper access control in Apache Ambari CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-03642 During installation of Ambari 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, Ambari Server artifacts are not created with proper ACLs. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-02906 In Ambari 1.2.0 through 2.2.2, it may be possible to execute arbitrary system commands on… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-16981 Apache Ambari: Code Injection Vulnerability in Ambari Alert Definition CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-34845 Apache Ambari: Remote Code Injection in Ambari Metrics and AMS Alerts CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-27565 Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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