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SCA: security update for org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10, org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (GHSA-8cw6-5qvp-q3wj)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423533

Description

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

 - In Apache Spark 2.1.0 to 2.1.2, 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, and 2.3.0, it's possible for a malicious user to construct
 a URL pointing to a Spark cluster's UI's job and stage info pages, and if a user can be tricked into
 accessing the URL, can be used to cause script to execute and expose information from the user's view of
 the Spark UI. While some browsers like recent versions of Chrome and Safari are able to block this type of
 attack, current versions of Firefox (and possibly others) do not. (CVE-2018-8024)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cw6-5qvp-q3wj

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 423533

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/29/2025

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: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8024

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 3/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8024

cwe: CWE-200