CVE-2023-50378: Apache Ambari: Various XSS problems

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Lack of proper input validation and constraint enforcement in Apache Ambari prior to 2.7.8 Impact : As it will be stored XSS, Could be exploited to perform unauthorized actions, varying from data access to session hijacking and delivering malicious payloads. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8 which fixes this issue.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari: from 2.7.0 before 2.7.8 — fixed in 2.7.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari 2.7.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/6hn0thq743vz9gh283s2d87wz8tqh37c
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/01/5
https://lists.apache.org/thread/6hn0thq743vz9gh283s2d87wz8tqh37c

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