CVE-2023-50380
Assigner: apache
Published: 2024-02-27T16:51:33.978Z
State: PUBLISHED
affected: defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Apache Ambari
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
versions: lessThanOrEqual: 2.7.7
status: affected
version: 2.7.0
versionType: semver
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value: <p><span style="background-color: transparent;">XML External Entity injection in apache ambari versions &lt;= 2.7.7,&nbsp;<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">More Details:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">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.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">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.</span></p>
value: 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.


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problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-611
description: CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
type: CWE
source: discovery: UNKNOWN
title: Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform XXE to read arbitrary files on the server
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