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SCA: security update for org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12, org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13, pyspark (GHSA-329j-jfvr-rhr6)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421691

Description

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

 - In Apache Spark versions prior to 3.4.0, applications using spark-submit can specify a 'proxy-user' to run
 as, limiting privileges. The application can execute code with the privileges of the submitting user,
 however, by providing malicious configuration-related classes on the classpath. This affects architectures
 relying on proxy-user, for example those using Apache Livy to manage submitted applications. Update to
 Apache Spark 3.4.0 or later, and ensure that spark.submit.proxyUser.allowCustomClasspathInClusterMode is
 set to its default of "false", and is not overridden by submitted applications. (CVE-2023-22946)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-329j-jfvr-rhr6

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 421691

Version: Revision 1.13

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: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.39

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22946

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22946

cwe: CWE-269