Moderate severity vulnerability that affects com.sparkjava:spark-core
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.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.sparkjava:spark-core | < 2.7.2 | 2.7.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9159
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/issues/981
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/030e9d00125cbd1ad759668f85488aba1019c668
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/a221a864db28eb736d36041df2fa6eb8839fc5cd
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark/commit/ce9e11517eca69e58ed4378d1e47a02bd06863cc
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-76qr-mmh8-cp8f
- https://github.com/perwendel/spark
- http://sparkjava.com/news#spark-272-released
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.sparkjava:spark-core- Disclosed
- 19.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-76qr-mmh8-cp8f - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.sparkjava:spark-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 10.2018 10.2018
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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