CVE-2023-23408 — Azure Apache Ambari Spoofing Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

4.5

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Spoofing

Weakness CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Released Mar 14 2023

Last Updated Mar 14 2023

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.04047 — 0.89732 percentile

NVD CVSS 4.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

High

USER INTERACTION

Required

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

None

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 3.9

EPSS Score

0.04047

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.89732 percentile - updated 2026-08-14

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Affected Products

1 affected product

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Azure HDInsight	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Spoofing	Maybe

Patches

1 patch

Article	Type	Restart
`Release Notes`	Security Update	Maybe

Exploits & PoC

No public exploit or PoC has been linked for this CVE yet. When available, references are sourced from public repositories and may be unverified or non-functional — review carefully before use.

Detection Rules

No public Sigma or Nuclei detection rule has been mapped to this CVE yet. Coverage is concentrated on exploited / high-profile vulnerabilities; check SigmaHQ for updates.

Acknowledgments

Lidor B. with Orca Security

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD