CVE-2018-11804 Improper Input Validation in Apache Spark

What is CVE-2018-11804?

CVE-2018-11804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Spark, published on 24 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Spark's Apache Maven-based build includes a convenience script, 'build/mvn', that downloads and runs a zinc server to speed up compilation. It has been included in release branches since 1.3.x, up to and including master. This server will accept connections from external hosts by default. A specially-crafted request to the zinc server could cause it to reveal information in files readable to the developer account running the build. Note that this issue does not affect end users of Spark, only developers building Spark from source code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11804?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 and org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Spark.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11804?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11804 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11804 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Spark

• CVE-2022-33891 Apache Spark Command Injection Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2020-9480 Improper Authentication in Apache Spark Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-17190 Remote Code Execution in spark-core Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-20445 HTTP Request Smuggling in Netty Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-54920 Apache Spark: Spark History Server Code Execution Vulnerability High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-62g2-m955-v383.