Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-23195 [HIGH] CWE-611 CVE-2025-23195: An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in the Ambari/Oozie project, allowing an attacker 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

CVE-2024-51941 [HIGH] CWE-94 CVE-2024-51941: A remote code injection vulnerability exists in the Ambari Metrics and AMS Alerts feature, allowing A remote code injection vulnerability exists in the Ambari Metrics and AMS Alerts feature, allowing authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability occurs when processing alert definitions, where malicious input can be injected into the alert script execution path. An attacker with authenticated access can exploit this vulne

CVE-2025-23196 [HIGH] CWE-77 CVE-2025-23196: A code injection vulnerability exists in the Ambari Alert Definition feature, allowing authenticate A code injection vulnerability exists in the Ambari Alert Definition feature, allowing authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands. The vulnerability arises when defining alert scripts, where the script filename field is executed using `sh -c`. An attacker with authenticated access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicio

CVE-2023-50378 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2023-50378: Lack of proper input validation and constraint enforcement in Apache Ambari prior to 2.7.8    Impac 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.

CVE-2023-50379 [HIGH] CWE-94 CVE-2023-50379: Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to ver 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.

CVE-2023-50380 [MEDIUM] CWE-611 CVE-2023-50380: XML External Entity injection in apache ambari versions <= 2.7.7, Users are recommended to upgrade t 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

CVE-2022-45855 [HIGH] CWE-917 CVE-2022-45855: SpringEL injection in the metrics source in Apache Ambari version 2.7.0 to 2.7.6 allows a malicious SpringEL injection in the metrics source in Apache Ambari version 2.7.0 to 2.7.6 allows a malicious authenticated user to execute arbitrary code remotely. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.7.7.

CVE-2022-42009 [HIGH] CWE-917 CVE-2022-42009: SpringEL injection in the server agent in Apache Ambari version 2.7.0 to 2.7.6 allows a malicious au SpringEL injection in the server agent in Apache Ambari version 2.7.0 to 2.7.6 allows a malicious authenticated user to execute arbitrary code remotely. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.7.7.

CVE-2020-13924 [HIGH] CWE-22 CVE-2020-13924: In Apache Ambari versions 2.6.2.2 and earlier, malicious users can construct file names for director In Apache Ambari versions 2.6.2.2 and earlier, malicious users can construct file names for directory traversal and traverse to other directories to download files.

CVE-2020-1936 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2020-1936: A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2 A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.

CVE-2018-8042 [HIGH] CWE-209 CVE-2018-8042: Apache Ambari, version 2.5.0 to 2.6.2, passwords for Hadoop credential stores are exposed in Ambari Apache Ambari, version 2.5.0 to 2.6.2, passwords for Hadoop credential stores are exposed in Ambari Agent informational log messages when the credential store feature is enabled for eligible services. For example, Hive and Oozie.

CVE-2018-8003 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 CVE-2018-8003: Apache Ambari, versions 1.4.0 to 2.6.1, is susceptible to a directory traversal attack allowing an u Apache Ambari, versions 1.4.0 to 2.6.1, is susceptible to a directory traversal attack allowing an unauthenticated user to craft an HTTP request which provides read-only access to any file on the filesystem of the host the Ambari Server runs on that is accessible by the user the Ambari Server is running as. Direct network access to the Ambari Server is

CVE-2017-5655 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 CVE-2017-5655: In Ambari 2.2.2 through 2.4.2 and Ambari 2.5.0, sensitive data may be stored on disk in temporary fi In Ambari 2.2.2 through 2.4.2 and Ambari 2.5.0, sensitive data may be stored on disk in temporary files on the Ambari Server host. The temporary files are readable by any user authenticated on the host.

CVE-2017-5654 [HIGH] CWE-91 CVE-2017-5654: In Ambari 2.4.x (before 2.4.3) and Ambari 2.5.0, an authorized user of the Ambari Hive View may be a In Ambari 2.4.x (before 2.4.3) and Ambari 2.5.0, an authorized user of the Ambari Hive View may be able to gain unauthorized read access to files on the host where the Ambari server executes.

CVE-2017-5642 [CRITICAL] CWE-276 CVE-2017-5642: During installation of Ambari 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, Ambari Server artifacts are not created with prop During installation of Ambari 2.4.0 through 2.4.2, Ambari Server artifacts are not created with proper ACLs.

CVE-2016-6807 [CRITICAL] CWE-284 CVE-2016-6807: Custom commands may be executed on Ambari Agent (2.4.x, before 2.4.2) hosts without authorization, l Custom commands may be executed on Ambari Agent (2.4.x, before 2.4.2) hosts without authorization, leading to unauthorized access to operations that may affect the underlying system. Such operations are invoked by the Ambari Agent process on Ambari Agent hosts, as the user executing the Ambari Agent process.