Vulnerability CVE-2023-22946


Published: 2023-04-17

Description:
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.


Type:

CWE-269

(Improper Privilege Management)

 References:
https://lists.apache.org/thread/yllfl25xh5tbotjmg93zrq4bzwhqc0gv

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