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CVE-2023-22946: Apache Spark vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management

April 17, 2023 (updated October 15, 2024)

In Apache Spark versions prior to versions 3.4.0 and 3.3.3, 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, 3.3.3, or later, and ensure that spark.submit.proxyUser.allowCustomClasspathInClusterMode is set to its default of “false”, and is not overridden by submitted applications.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-329j-jfvr-rhr6
  • github.com/apache/spark
  • github.com/apache/spark/commit/909da96e1471886a01a9e1def93630c4fd40e74a
  • github.com/apache/spark/pull/39474
  • github.com/apache/spark/pull/41428
  • github.com/degant/spark/commit/bfba57724d2520e0fcaa7990f7257c21d11cd75a
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyspark/PYSEC-2023-44.yaml
  • issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-41958
  • lists.apache.org/thread/yllfl25xh5tbotjmg93zrq4bzwhqc0gv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22946

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.2 or above.

Impact 9.9 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Source file

pypi/pyspark/CVE-2023-22946.yml

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