Is CVE-2018-9159 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-9159 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-9159?

CVE-2018-9159 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-9159?

CVE-2018-9159 has an EPSS score of 4.60% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9159?

Upgrade spark to 2.7.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-9159

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

sparkNVD

Affected:< 2.7.2Fixed in:2.7.2CVE-2018-9159derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Vendor Advisory1

sparkjava.com

Third-Party Advisory3

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.