Path Traversal in Sparkjava Spark
CVE-2018-9159
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.044 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/981 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/a221a864db28eb736d36041df2fa6eb8839fc5cd (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/ce9e11517eca69e58ed4378d1e47a02bd06863cc (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- sparkjava.com/news (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/030e9d00125cbd1ad759668f85488aba1019c668 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9159?
- CVE-2018-9159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sparkjava Spark, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9159?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-9159 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.