Command injection leading to Remote Code Execution in Apache Storm

CVE-2021-38294 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

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.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
critical
Advisory on GitHub
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Repository advisory
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2021-10-27 18:51:22 UTC
Updated
2023-01-31 05:04:36 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2021-10-26 17:52:52 UTC
NVD published
2021-10-25

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
84.61% 99.28%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
9.8 3.1 —
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

Type Value
GHSA GHSA-6768-mcjc-8223 ↗
CVE CVE-2021-38294 ↗

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected packages (3)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven org.apache.storm:storm >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.1 2.2.1 —
maven org.apache.storm:storm >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.1 2.1.1 —
maven org.apache.storm:storm >= 1.0.0, < 1.2.4 1.2.4 —

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence