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Command injection leading to Remote Code Execution in Apache Storm

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 27, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.storm:storm (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.1
>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.1
>= 1.0.0, < 1.2.4

Patched versions

2.2.1
2.1.1
1.2.4

Description

A Command Injection vulnerability exists in the getTopologyHistory service of the Apache Storm 2.x prior to 2.2.1 and Apache Storm 1.x prior to 1.2.4. A specially crafted thrift request to the Nimbus server allows Remote Code Execution (RCE) prior to authentication.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 25, 2021
Reviewed Oct 26, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 27, 2021
Last updated Jan 31, 2023

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

79.813%
(98th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-38294

GHSA ID

GHSA-6768-mcjc-8223

Source code

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