Apache Ambari 2.7.8 Code Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2023-50379)
CVE-2023-50379 Published on February 27, 2024
Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact:
A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-50379 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2023-50379 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari:- Version 2.7.0, <= 2.7.7 is affected.
- Version 2.7.0, <= 2.7.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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