CVE-2016-4976: Apache Ambari reveals administrator passwords

CVE-2016-4976 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

Apache Ambari reveals administrator passwords

Technologies: org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-4976 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-4976 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-4976?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.4.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-4976?
Yes. org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-4976?
Check whether you run org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.0 or later
    # set org.apache.ambari:ambari to 2.4.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.4.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-4976
  • GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf

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