CVE-2023-38188
Published: 08 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38188 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Hdinsight. Its CVSS base score is 4.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-38188 is a spoofing vulnerability affecting Azure Apache Hadoop, assigned CWE-79 and carrying a CVSS 4.5 rating that reflects network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, and user interaction needed to produce high integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability.
An authenticated attacker with high privileges who can also induce user interaction may exploit the flaw to perform spoofing actions that alter data integrity within the Hadoop environment.
The referenced Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38188 provides official guidance on available patches and mitigation steps for the affected Azure service.
EPSS for the CVE rose materially from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0741 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0028, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42010
Vulnerability details
Azure Apache Hadoop Spoofing Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.