#VU78721 Improper Privilege Management in Apache Spark - CVE-2023-22946
Published: July 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78721
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22946
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Spark
Apache Spark
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can send specially crafted configuration-related classes on the classpath and exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the submitting user.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.