Path traversal in Spark - CVE-2018-9159
Published: April 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11522
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9159
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Per Wendel
Affected software:
Spark
Spark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a URL that contains directory traversal characters and gain access to static files.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a URL that contains directory traversal characters and gain access to static files.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-9159
Update to version 2.7.2.