High severity · published Jan 21, 2025
CVE-2025-23196
Apache Ambari: Code Injection Vulnerability in Ambari Alert Definition
8.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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
malicious commands, leading to remote code execution on the server. The
issue has been fixed in the latest versions of Ambari.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Apache Ambari · Apache Software Foundation
8 before 2.7.9 · source: vendor
AM
Ambari · Apache
before 2.7.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23196
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23196
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/70g1l5lxvko7kvhyxmtmklhhfrlon837
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/21/8
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