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CVE-2023-50380

UNKNOWN
Published 2024-02-27T16:51:33.978Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.186
Higher than 18.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Description

XML External Entity injection in apache ambari versions <= 2.7.7, Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.

More Details:

Oozie Workflow Scheduler had a vulnerability that allowed for root-level file reading and privilege escalation from low-privilege users. The vulnerability was caused through lack of proper user input validation.

This vulnerability is known as an XML External Entity (XXE) injection attack. Attackers can exploit XXE vulnerabilities to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive system files. In theory, it might be possible to use this to escalate privileges.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Ambari

Affected Versions:

2.7.0
apache

ambari

Affected Versions:

2.7.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE

Apache Ambari XML External Entity injection

GHSA-qrp9-23p7-g5mf

Advisory Details

XML External Entity injection in Apache Ambari versions <= 2.7.7, Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue. More Details: Oozie Workflow Scheduler had a vulnerability that allowed for root-level file reading and privilege escalation from low-privilege users. The vulnerability was caused through lack of proper user input validation. This vulnerability is known as an XML External Entity (XXE) injection attack. Attackers can exploit XXE vulnerabilities to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive system files. In theory, it might be possible to use this to escalate privileges.

Affected Packages

Maven org.apache.ambari.contrib.views:wfmanager
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.7.0 <2.7.8

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50380
WEB https://github.com/apache/ambari/commit/d9652e4611ea36208d5f748028b3a9cd980e6edb
PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/ambari
WEB https://lists.apache.org/thread/qrt7mq7v7zyrh1qsh1gkg1m7clysvy32
WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/6

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 27, 2024, Modified: February 13, 2025

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/qrt7mq7v7zyrh1qsh1gkg1m7clysvy32
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/6
Published: 2024-02-27T16:51:33.978Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-27T19:53:06.868Z
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