CVE-2023-38156

Summary

CVE-2023-38156 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Azure HDInsight's Apache Ambari. Hackers can exploit this JDBC injection flaw to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or even take control of HDInsight clusters. Successful exploitation requires user interaction, such as an administrator running a malicious SQL query. Microsoft advises users to apply the available patch as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. Additionally, it is recommended to implement multi-factor authentication and restrict network access to only trusted sources.

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