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SCA: security update for org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10, org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (GHSA-r34r-f84j-5x4x)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421996

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2017-7678)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r34r-f84j-5x4x

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 421996

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7678

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7678

BID: 99603

cwe: CWE-79