# CVE-2022-31777: Apache Spark vulnerable to Log Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-31777-apache-spark-vulnerable-to-log-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-11-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-31777 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-11-01

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.

Technologies: [org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-spark-spark-core-2-10), [org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-spark-spark-core-2-11), [org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-spark-spark-core-2-12), [org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-spark-spark-core-2-13), [pyspark (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pyspark). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven), [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-31777 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-31777 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-31777?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 November 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0; org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0; org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2; org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2; and 2 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-31777?** Yes. org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later; org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13 (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later; pyspark (PyPI): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-31777?** Check whether you run org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 (Maven), org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (Maven), org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 (Maven) or one of the others listed 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

- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 to 3.2.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13 (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13 to 3.2.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- pyspark (PyPI): upgrade to 3.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "pyspark>=3.2.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0
- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0
- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2
- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.13 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2
- org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.9.3 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0
- pyspark (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-31777
- GHSA-43xg-8wmj-cw8h
- PYSEC-2022-42976

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