CVE-2016-6807: Improper Access Control

May 17, 2022 (updated July 31, 2023)

Custom commands may be executed on Ambari Agent (2.4.x, before 2.4.2) hosts without authorization, leading to unauthorized access to operations that may affect the underlying system. Such operations are invoked by the Ambari Agent process on Ambari Agent hosts, as the user executing the Ambari Agent process.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/97184
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j76q-99x2-v7vq
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6807

Code Behaviors & Features

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