PT-2024-2027 · Apache · Apache Ambari

Brahma Reddy Battula · Published 2024-03-01 · Updated 2025-05-28 · CVE-2023-50378

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Ambari versions prior to 2.7.8

Description The issue is related to a lack of proper input validation and constraint enforcement, which could be exploited to perform unauthorized actions, including data access, session hijacking, and delivering malicious payloads. This is a stored XSS issue, where malicious code gets executed whenever a legitimate user interacts with the compromised part of Ambari.

Recommendations For Apache Ambari versions prior to 2.7.8, upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially vulnerable components of Ambari to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-01892

CVE-2023-50378

GHSA-9Q6V-RXMW-G3GH

Affected Products

Apache Ambari

References · 17

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50378 · Security Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/6hn0thq743vz9gh283s2d87wz8tqh37c · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50378 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-01892 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/apache/ambari · Note
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