VDB-130443 · CVE-2018-11760 · BID 106786

PySpark up to 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 Impersonation access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PySpark 1.x/2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.0 to 2.2.2/2.3.0 to 2.3.1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control (Impersonation). This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-11760. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PySpark 1.x/2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.0 to 2.2.2/2.3.0 to 2.3.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Impersonation). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When using PySpark , it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application. This affects versions 1.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 to 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 to 2.3.1.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2019. The weakness was presented 02/04/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11760 since 06/05/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Impersonation
Class: Access control / Impersonation
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

06/05/2018 🔍
01/28/2019 +237 days 🔍
02/04/2019 +7 days 🔍
02/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/04/2023 +1610 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11760 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11760
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130443
SecurityFocus: 106786

Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2019 08:50
Updated: 07/04/2023 14:46
Changes: 02/05/2019 08:50 (55), 05/07/2020 16:54 (1), 07/04/2023 14:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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