# CVE-2017-5655: Information disclosure in Apache Ambari

> Attackers with local host access can read sensitive data from temporary files stored by the Ambari Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h76x-47cj-xc48

## What is CVE-2017-5655?

CVE-2017-5655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, published on 15 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Ambari 2.2.2 through 2.4.2 and Ambari 2.5.0, sensitive data may be stored on disk in temporary files on the Ambari Server host. The temporary files are readable by any user authenticated on the host.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5655?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Ambari.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5655?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Ambari

- [CVE-2017-5642](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5642/): Misconfiguration in Apache Ambari (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-3582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3582/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6807/): Apache Ambari Improper Access Control (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-51941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51941/): Apache Ambari: Remote Code Injection in Ambari Metrics and AMS Alerts (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-23196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23196/): Apache Ambari: Code Injection Vulnerability in Ambari Alert Definition (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5655 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, published on 15 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Ambari. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5655/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5655/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5655
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5655
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5655

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