CVE-2025-23195

Apache Ambari: XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in Ambari/Oozie

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in the Ambari/Oozie project, allowing an attacker to inject malicious XML entities. This vulnerability occurs due to insecure parsing of XML input using the `DocumentBuilderFactory` class without disabling external entity resolution. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server or perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks. The issue has been fixed in both Ambari 2.7.9 and the trunk branch.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory openwall.com
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/hsb6mvxd7g37dq1ygtd0pd88gs9tfcwq vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/21/7 mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-23195?
CVE-2025-23195 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-23195?
To fix CVE-2025-23195, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-23195 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-23195 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-23195?
CVE-2025-23195 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari.
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