5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-9159
Spark File Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

In Spark before 2.7.2, a remote attacker can read unintended static files via various representations of absolute or relative pathnames, as demonstrated by file: URLs and directory traversal sequences. NOTE: this product is unrelated to Ignite Realtime Spark.

INFO

Published Date :

March 31, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-9159 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sparkjava spark
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-9159 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-9159 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Java CSS JavaScript HTML FreeMarker

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 20, 2025, 1:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Python CodeQL Shell

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 18, 2025, 7:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Shell Python CodeQL JavaScript HTML CSS

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 25, 2025, 4:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

A neurosymbolic framework for vulnerability detection in code

static-analysis codeql vulnerability-detection

Python CodeQL Shell Dockerfile JavaScript HTML CSS

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
209 stars 29 fork 29 watcher
Born at : Dec. 10, 2024, 7:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A manually vetted dataset for security vulnerability detection in Java projects

benchmark vulnerability-detection

Python CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
74 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : July 23, 2024, 7:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-9159 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-9159 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://sparkjava.com/news#spark-272-released
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
    Added Reference https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/030e9d00125cbd1ad759668f85488aba1019c668
    Added Reference https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/a221a864db28eb736d36041df2fa6eb8839fc5cd
    Added Reference https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/ce9e11517eca69e58ed4378d1e47a02bd06863cc
    Added Reference https://github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/981
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-22 CWE-22
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://sparkjava.com/news#spark-272-released No Types Assigned http://sparkjava.com/news#spark-272-released Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/981 No Types Assigned https://github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/981 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/030e9d00125cbd1ad759668f85488aba1019c668 No Types Assigned https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/030e9d00125cbd1ad759668f85488aba1019c668 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/a221a864db28eb736d36041df2fa6eb8839fc5cd No Types Assigned https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/a221a864db28eb736d36041df2fa6eb8839fc5cd Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/ce9e11517eca69e58ed4378d1e47a02bd06863cc No Types Assigned https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/ce9e11517eca69e58ed4378d1e47a02bd06863cc Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sparkjava:spark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.37 }} -0.38%

score

0.58130

percentile