CVE-2016-9177

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spark 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94218 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/700 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/13 mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9177?
CVE-2016-9177 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9177?
To fix CVE-2016-9177, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9177 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9177 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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