Is CVE-2023-50379 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-50379 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-50379?

CVE-2023-50379 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-50379?

CVE-2023-50379 has an EPSS score of 1.06% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50379?

Upgrade ambari to 2.7.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-50379

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue. Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

ambariNVD

Affected:< 2.7.8Fixed in:2.7.8CVE-2023-50379derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
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CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-05.