# CVE-2018-11760: Pyspark User Impersonation Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-11760-pyspark-user-impersonation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-02-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-11760 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2019-02-04

When using PySpark , it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application. This affects versions 1.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 to 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 to 2.3.1.

Technologies: [pyspark (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pyspark). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-11760 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-11760 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-11760?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 4 February 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** pyspark (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.3.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.3.2,introduced=1.0.2,fixed=2.2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11760?** Yes. pyspark (PyPI): upgrade to 2.2.3, 2.3.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-11760?** Check whether you run pyspark (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- pyspark (PyPI): upgrade to 2.2.3, 2.3.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "pyspark>=2.3.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- pyspark (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.3.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.3.2,introduced=1.0.2,fixed=2.2.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-11760
- GHSA-fvxv-9xxr-h7wj
- PYSEC-2019-169

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