SB2018102602 - Information disclosure in Apache Spark
Published: October 26, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018102602
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11804)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper security restrictions set on the build/mvn script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, download and run a zinc server to speed up compilation and access sensitive information in files readable to the developer account running the build.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.