Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Apache Products Vulnerabilities

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-22946 CVSS:8.8

Apache Spark could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw when using spark-submit. By providing specially crafted configuration-related classes on the classpath, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the submitting user.

CVE-2022-45064 CVSS:6.5

Apache Sling Engine is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

Impact

• Privilege Escalation
• Cross-Site Scripting

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-22946
• CVE-2022-45064

Affected Vendors

Apache

Affected Products

• Apache Spark 3.3.0
• Apache Sling Engine

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Sling Engine and Apache Spark, available from the Apache Web site.

Apache Spark

Apache Sling Engine