CVE-2025-23195

Name: CVE-2025-23195
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-01-21T22:15:12.863+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.72%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-23195 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.72%

49.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Ambari	< 2.7.9

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/hsb6mvxd7g37dq1ygtd0pd88gs9tfcwqVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/21/7Mailing List, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 21, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-23195?

How severe is CVE-2025-23195?

CVE-2025-23195 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23195?

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Source: NVD / NIST