VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2015-4940

low
Published 2015-11-08 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969202

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
apache apacheambari{"endIncluding":"2.0.2"}
ibm ibminfosphere_biginsights4.0.0.0
ibm ibminfosphere_biginsights4.0.0.1

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.