CVE-2015-4940: Apache Ambari

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apache Ambari: up to and including 2.0.2

Published 2015-11-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.