CVE-2024-31868 Apache Zeppelin: XSS vulnerability in the helium module

What is CVE-2024-31868?

CVE-2024-31868 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin.

The attackers can modify helium.json and exposure XSS attacks to normal users. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin: from 0.8.2 before 0.11.1.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.11.1, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31868?

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

Products include Apache Zeppelin.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31868?

Upgrade org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter to 0.11.1 or later.

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-2024-31868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31868 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-rrvf-5w4r-3x7v.