CVE-2015-4940

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Apache Ambari before 2.1, as used in IBM Infosphere BigInsights 4.x before 4.1, stores a cleartext BigSheets password in a configuration file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari: through 2.0.2

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969202
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034102
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969202
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034102

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