# CVE-2018-9159: In Spark before 2.7.2, a remote attacker can read unintended static files via various representations of absolute or relative pathnames, as

- Also known as: GHSA-76QR-MMH8-CP8F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.7.2
- Published: 2018-03-31 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.sparkjava:spark-core (Maven): fixed in 2.7.2

## Description

In Spark before 2.7.2, a remote attacker can read unintended static files via various representations of absolute or relative pathnames, as demonstrated by file: URLs and directory traversal sequences. NOTE: this product is unrelated to Ignite Realtime Spark.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.sparkjava:spark-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/981
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/a221a864db28eb736d36041df2fa6eb8839fc5cd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/ce9e11517eca69e58ed4378d1e47a02bd06863cc
- http://sparkjava.com/news#spark-272-released
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/030e9d00125cbd1ad759668f85488aba1019c668
- https://github.com/shoucheng3/perwendel__spark_CVE-2018-9159_2-7-1
- https://github.com/shoucheng3/perwendel__spark_CVE-2018-9159_2_7_2_fixed

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