CVE-2023-22946

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management7 documents6 sources
Severity
9.9CRITICAL
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apache Software Foundation Apache SparkApache Spark
Timeline
PublishedApr 17
Latest updateOct 15

Description

In Apache Spark versions prior to 3.4.0, applications using spark-submit can specify a 'proxy-user' to run as, limiting privileges. The application can execute code with the privileges of the submitting user, however, by providing malicious configuration-related classes on the classpath. This affects architectures relying on proxy-user, for example those using Apache Livy to manage submitted applications. Update to Apache Spark 3.4.0 or later, and ensure that spark.submit.proxyUser.allowCustomC…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.1 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDapache/spark< 3.4.0
▶PyPIpyspark< 3.3.2+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Apache Spark vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management↗2023-04-17
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GHSA
Apache Spark vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management↗2023-04-17
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CVEList
Apache Spark proxy-user privilege escalation from malicious configuration class↗2023-04-17
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OSV
CVE-2023-22946: In Apache Spark versions prior to 3↗2023-04-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Financial Services Applications Risk Matrix: Installer (Apache Spark) — CVE-2023-22946↗2023-10-15
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Apache
Apache spark: CVE-2023-22946↗
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