Notebook permissions bypass
Priority LOW 39CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03258 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin (Maven): 0.10.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Zeppelin | Apache Zeppelin – 0.9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin (Maven) | before 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv |
- Apache Zeppelin VendorApache Affected Apache Zeppelin – 0.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.10.0 Fixed in 0.10.0 Patch available GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin (Maven) Fixed in 0.10.0 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache Zeppelin — GLSA-202311-04
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-07420 bash command injection in spark interpreterPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2021-09031 Cross Site Scripting in markdown interpreterPriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13929
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv
References
Advisory 4
Other 6
- [announce] 20210902 CVE-2020-13929: Apache Zeppelin: Notebook permissions bypass
- [zeppelin-users] 20210928 Re: CVE-2020-13929: Apache Zeppelin: Notebook permissions bypass
- https://github.com/apache/zeppelin
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r768800925d6407a6a87ccae0ec98776b7bda50c0e3ed3d0130dad028@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r768800925d6407a6a87ccae0ec98776b7bda50c0e3ed3d0130dad028@%3Cusers.zeppelin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r99529e175a7c1c9a26bd41a02802c8af7aa97319fe561874627eb999@%3Cusers.zeppelin.apache.org%3E
More Apache Zeppelin vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20984 Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-20982 Apache Zeppelin: Remote code execution by adding malicious JDBC connection string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07420 bash command injection in spark interpreter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01220 Improper authentication in Apache Zeppelin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-09344 Session fixation in Apache Zeppelin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-34954 Apache Zeppelin: Arbitrary file read by adding malicious JDBC connection string CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-13929 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13929 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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