CVE-2016-6807 Apache Ambari Improper Access Control

What is CVE-2016-6807?

CVE-2016-6807 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Ambari, published on 28 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6807?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.ambari:ambari. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Ambari.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6807?

Upgrade org.apache.ambari:ambari to 2.4.2 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2016-6807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Ambari

• CVE-2017-5642 Misconfiguration in Apache Ambari Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-3582 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-51941 Apache Ambari: Remote Code Injection in Ambari Metrics and AMS Alerts High 8.8
• CVE-2025-23196 Apache Ambari: Code Injection Vulnerability in Ambari Alert Definition High 8.8
• CVE-2023-50379 Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j76q-99x2-v7vq.