CVE-2020-1936
Stored XSS in Apache Ambari
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
- Record
CVE-2020-1936- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stored XSS in Apache Ambari
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
- Record
CVE-2020-1936- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0674
0.0
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0674- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7q9-w24q-cpgh
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Apache Ambari Views
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
- Record
GHSA-q7q9-w24q-cpgh- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
- Record
CVE-2020-1936- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q7q9-w24q-cpgh
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Apache Ambari Views
A cross-site scripting issue was found in Apache Ambari Views. This was addressed in Apache Ambari 2.7.4.
- Record
GHSA-q7q9-w24q-cpgh- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ambari:ambariMaven |
before 2.7.4 | 2.7.4 |
org.apache.ambari:ambariMaven |
before 2.7.4, plus listed versions 1.7.0.02.0.0.0 |
2.7.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1936 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Ambari, published March 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ambari:ambari 2.7.4.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/946a9d72e664ad8bc592168d9a2fed88100c6e9f1bdfea08e91a3184%40%3Cuser.ambari.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/02/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1936
github.com/apache/ambari/pull/3040
github.com/apache/ambari/pull/3040/commits/a9cfdb9dcce63a3494c07c81ebb2cf8da218a210
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-25329
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7q9-w24q-cpgh