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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23195
CVE-2025-23195:
Apache Ambari Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2025-23195) was discovered in the Apache Ambari/Oozie project on January 21, 2025. The vulnerability affects Apache Ambari versions before 2.7.9, allowing attackers to inject malicious XML entities due to insecure parsing of XML input using the DocumentBuilderFactory class without proper external entity resolution restrictions (NVD, OSS Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an XML External Entity (XXE) injection flaw, identified as CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating a high-severity vulnerability with network accessibility and no required privileges or user interaction (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability enables attackers to read arbitrary files on the server and potentially perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive configuration data, user information, and internal services (Security Online, OSS Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been addressed in Apache Ambari version 2.7.9 and the trunk branch. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade their Ambari deployments to version 2.7.9 or later to mitigate these threats (Security Online, OSS Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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