TI-2023-27564 Aliases CVE-2023-50378 GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh

Apache Ambari: Various XSS problems

LOW 30CWE-79Published 2024-03-01 · Updated 2024-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01212 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven): 2.7.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache Ambari	2.7.0 – 2.7.7	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven)	before 2.7.8	2.7.8	Patch available	GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh

Apache Ambari VendorApache Affected 2.7.0 – 2.7.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.8 Fixed in 2.7.8 Patch available GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari::::::::	2.7.0 to before 2.7.8	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 to before 2.7.8 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh org.apache.ambari:ambari (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.8 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50378
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2016-05848 Improper access control in Apache Ambari CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-03642 During installation of Ambari 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, Ambari Server artifacts are not created with proper ACLs. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-02906 In Ambari 1.2.0 through 2.2.2, it may be possible to execute arbitrary system commands on… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-16981 Apache Ambari: Code Injection Vulnerability in Ambari Alert Definition CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-34845 Apache Ambari: Remote Code Injection in Ambari Metrics and AMS Alerts CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-27565 Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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