Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure HDInsights - CVE-2023-38156
Published: September 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80717
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38156
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Azure HDInsights
Azure HDInsights
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Azure HDInsight Apache Ambari, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.