Privilege Escalation Affecting org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 package, versions [,2.1.3) [2.2.0,2.2.2) [2.3.0,2.3.1)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
4.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESPARK-31695
  • published 19 Jul 2018
  • disclosed 11 Jul 2018
  • credit Nehmé Tohmé

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 to version 2.1.3, 2.2.2, 2.3.1 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 is a cluster computing system for Big Data.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. When using PySpark or SparkR, it was possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application.