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)

EPSS: 0.046 (90.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.