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SCA: security update for org.apache.ambari.contrib.views:wfmanager (GHSA-qrp9-23p7-g5mf)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 418303

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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 input validation. This vulnerability is known as an XML External
 Entity (XXE) injection attack. Attackers can exploit XXE vulnerabilities to read arbitrary files on the
 server, including sensitive system files. In theory, it might be possible to use this to escalate
 privileges. (CVE-2023-50380)

Solution

Update the org.apache.ambari.contrib.views:wfmanager library and its related packages to version 2.7.8 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qrp9-23p7-g5mf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 418303

Version: Revision 1.15

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-50380

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-50380

cwe: CWE-611