CVE-2018-9159: sparkjava spark

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9159 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in sparkjava spark. EPSS estimates a 4.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-03-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Spark before 2.7.2, a remote attacker can read unintended static files via various representations of absolute or relative pathnames, as demonstrated by file: URLs and directory traversal sequences. NOTE: this product is unrelated to Ignite Realtime Spark.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.