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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
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2021-38294

GHSA ID

GHSA-6768-mcjc-8223

Source code

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