CVE-2018-1317

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

In Apache Zeppelin prior to 0.8.0 the cron scheduler was enabled by default and could allow users to run paragraphs as other users without authentication.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Zeppelin: before 0.8.0 — fixed in 0.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Zeppelin 0.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/23/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108047
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff6b995a5a3ba8db4d6b14b4d9dd487e7bf2e3bdd5b375b64a25fd06%40%3Cusers.zeppelin.apache.org%3E
https://zeppelin.apache.org/releases/zeppelin-release-0.8.0.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/23/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108047
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff6b995a5a3ba8db4d6b14b4d9dd487e7bf2e3bdd5b375b64a25fd06%40%3Cusers.zeppelin.apache.org%3E
https://zeppelin.apache.org/releases/zeppelin-release-0.8.0.html

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