CVE-2022-31777 Apache Spark XSS vulnerability in log viewer UI Javascript

What is CVE-2022-31777?

CVE-2022-31777 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Spark, published on 1 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Spark 3.2.1 and earlier, and 3.3.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the logs which would be returned in logs rendered in the UI.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31777?

20 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12, spark and org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Spark.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31777?

Upgrade org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 to a fixed version for your release line: 3.2.2 or 3.3.1.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-31777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31777 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 BIT-spark-2022-31777, GHSA-43xg-8wmj-cw8h, PYSEC-2022-42976.