CVE-2023-40195

HIGH

Apache Airflow Spark Provider < 4.1.3 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious Spark Server

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider. When the Apache Spark provider is installed on an Airflow deployment, an Airflow user that is authorized to configure Spark hooks can effectively run arbitrary code on the Airflow node by pointing it at a malicious Spark server. Prior to version 4.1.3, this was not called out in the documentation explicitly, so it is possible that administrators provided authorizations to configure Spark hooks without taking this into account. We recommend administrators to review their configurations to make sure the authorization to configure Spark hooks is only provided to fully trusted users. To view the warning in the docs please visit  https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark/4.1.3/connections/spark.html

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fzy95b1d6zv31j5wrx3znhzcscck2o24

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0141
EPSS Percentile 69.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-502 CWE-829
Status published
Products (2)
apache/airflow_spark_provider < 4.1.3
pypi/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark 0 - 4.1.3PyPI
Published Aug 28, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026