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high 8.0

CVE-2022-42009 json

Apache Ambari: A malicious authenticated user can remotely execute arbitrary code in the context of the application.

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-m384-pj54-5vr2 , EUVD-2023-2093

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SpringEL injection in the server agent in Apache Ambari version 2.7.0 to 2.7.6 allows a malicious authenticated user to execute arbitrary code remotely. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.7.7.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.ambari:ambari 2.7.7
  • apache ambari 2.7.7

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.ambari:ambari
>=2.7.0, <2.7.7
2.7.7

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari
  • apache ambari

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-917 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement

References

Sources

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