HIGH CISA KEV

CVE-2022-33891

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

93.5%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

The Apache Spark UI offers the possibility to enable ACLs via the configuration option spark.acls.enable. With an authentication filter, this checks whether a user has access permissions to view or modify the application. If ACLs are enabled, a code path in HttpSecurityFilter can allow someone to perform impersonation by providing an arbitrary user name. A malicious user might then be able to reach a permission check function that will ultimately build a Unix shell command based on their input, and execute it. This will result in arbitrary shell command execution as the user Spark is currently running as. This affects Apache Spark versions 3.0.3 and earlier, versions 3.1.1 to 3.1.2, and versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.1.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
3/7/2023
Patch Due Date
3/28/2023
Ransomware Use
Unknown

Technical details

Published
7/18/2022

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33891?

The Apache Spark UI offers the possibility to enable ACLs via the configuration option spark.acls.enable. With an authentication filter, this checks whether a user has access permissions to view or modify the application. If ACLs are enabled, a code path in HttpSecurityFilter can allow someone to perform impersonation by providing an arbitrary user name. A malicious user might then be able to reach a permission check function that will ultimately build a Unix shell command based on their input, and execute it. This will result in arbitrary shell command execution as the user Spark is currently running as. This affects Apache Spark versions 3.0.3 and earlier, versions 3.1.1 to 3.1.2, and versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.1.

Is CVE-2022-33891 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-33891 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 3/28/2023.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-33891?

CVE-2022-33891 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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