CVE-2023-50378
Apache Ambari: Various XSS problems
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.
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
CVE List Score used
Apache Ambari: Various XSS problems
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-50378- 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
EUVDEUVD-2024-0888
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0888- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh
Apache Ambari: Various Cross site scripting problems
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.
- Record
GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - 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-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-50378- 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
Apache Ambari: Various XSS problems
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-50378- 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
OSVGHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh
Apache Ambari: Various Cross site scripting problems
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.
- Record
GHSA-9q6v-rxmw-g3gh- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - 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-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ambari:ambariMaven |
before 2.7.8 | 2.7.8 |
org.apache.ambari:ambariMaven |
before 2.7.8, plus listed versions 1.7.0.02.0.0.0 |
2.7.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50378 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Ambari, published March 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ambari:ambari 2.7.8.