CVE-2021-28655 Apache Zeppelin: Arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

What is CVE-2021-28655?

CVE-2021-28655 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin, published on 16 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The improper Input Validation vulnerability in "”Move folder to Trash” feature of Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to delete the arbitrary files. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28655?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Zeppelin.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28655?

Upgrade org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin to 0.10.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-28655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Zeppelin

• CVE-2024-31864 Apache Zeppelin: Remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-31866 Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-10095 bash command injection in spark interpreter Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-1317 Improper Authentication in Apache Zeppelin High 8.8
• CVE-2017-12619 Session Fixation in Apache Zeppelin High 8.1

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-gm67-h5wr-w3cv.