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Vulnerability details: VCID-nhcd-qhgh-aaah
Vulnerability ID VCID-nhcd-qhgh-aaah
Aliases CVE-2018-11770
GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2
Summary Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 and org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-11770.json
epss 0.86798 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86879 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86879 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86879 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86879 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.86982 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.87702 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.87702 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.87702 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96656 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96656 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96968 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96968 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96968 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96968 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96968 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
epss 0.96968 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1615652
cvssv3 6.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485@%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485@%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485%40%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485%40%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
cvssv2 4.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
cvssv3 4.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
cvssv3 4.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://spark.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-11770
generic_textual MODERATE https://spark.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-11770
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20200227114942/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105097
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200227114942/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105097
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-11770.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-11770
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485@%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485%40%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
https://spark.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-11770
https://web.archive.org/web/20200227114942/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105097
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105097
1615652 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1615652
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:spark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2018-11770 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2
Data source Metasploit
Description This module exploits an unauthenticated command execution vulnerability in Apache Spark with standalone cluster mode through REST API. It uses the function CreateSubmissionRequest to submit a malious java class and trigger it.
Note 
SideEffects:
  - artifacts-on-disk
  - ioc-in-logs
Stability:
  - crash-safe
Reliability:
  - repeatable-session
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Dec. 12, 2017
Platform Java
Source URL https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/spark_unauth_rce.rb
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-11770.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485@%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bd8e51314041451a2acd720e9223fc1c15a263ccacb396a75b1fc485%40%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11770
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://spark.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-11770
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20200227114942/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105097
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99288
EPSS Score 0.86798
Published At March 29, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
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