Description
In Apache Spark before 2.2.0, it is possible for an attacker to take advantage of a user's trust in the server to trick them into visiting a link that points to a shared Spark cluster and submits data including MHTML to the Spark master, or history server. This data, which could contain a script, would then be reflected back to the user and could be evaluated and executed by MS Windows-based clients. It is not an attack on Spark itself, but on the user, who may then execute the script inadvertently when viewing elements of the Spark web UIs.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://apache-spark-developers-list.1001551.n3.nabble.com/CVE-2017-7678-Apache-Spark-XSS-web-UI-MHTML-vulnerability-td21947.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99603
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0142
EPSS Percentile
80.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (3)
apache/spark
< 2.1.1
org.apache.spark/spark-core_2.10
0 - 2.2.0Maven
org.apache.spark/spark-core_2.11
0 - 2.2.0Maven
Published
Jul 12, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026