# CVE-2015-3270: Apache Ambari before 2.0.2 or 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrative privileges via unspecified vectors

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Apache Ambari before 2.0.2 or 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrative privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly related to changing passwords.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/13/3

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