PT-2018-18401 · Apache · Oozie+2

Published 2018-07-18 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8042

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apache Ambari versions 2.5.0 through 2.6.2

Description: The issue exposes passwords for Hadoop credential stores in Ambari Agent informational log messages when the credential store feature is enabled for eligible services, such as Hive and Oozie.

Recommendations: For Apache Ambari versions 2.5.0 through 2.6.2, consider disabling the credential store feature for eligible services until a fix is available, or restrict access to Ambari Agent log messages to minimize the risk of password exposure.

Fix

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-209

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8042

Affected Products

Apache Ambari

Hive

Oozie

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8042 · Security Note
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-CVE-2018-8042 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104869 · Note