Ambari/Oozie 2.x XXE Vulnerability (fixed in 2.7.9)
CVE-2025-23195 Published on January 21, 2025
Apache Ambari: XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in Ambari/Oozie
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in the Ambari/Oozie
project, allowing an attacker to inject malicious XML entities. This
vulnerability occurs due to insecure parsing of XML input using the
`DocumentBuilderFactory` class without disabling external entity
resolution. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary
files on the server or perform server-side request forgery (SSRF)
attacks. The issue has been fixed in both Ambari 2.7.9 and the trunk
branch.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-23195 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a XXE Vulnerability?
The software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
CVE-2025-23195 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari:- Before 2.7.9 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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