CVE-2016-4948: cloudera manager Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-4948 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in cloudera manager. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 07-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cloudera Manager 5.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Template Name field when renaming a template; (2) KDC Server host, (3) Kerberos Security Realm, (4) Kerberos Encryption Types, (5) Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety Valve) for [libdefaults] section of krb5.conf, (6) Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety Valve) for the Default Realm in krb5.conf, (7) Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety Valve) for remaining krb5.conf, or (8) Active Directory Account Prefix fields in the Kerberos wizard; or (9) classicWizard parameter to cmf/cloudera-director/redirect.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.52%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
43%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.52% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cloudera1 product
- manager≤ 5.5.0
1 vendor · 1 product