SB2017080901 - Information disclosure in Apache Storm
Published: August 9, 2017 Updated: November 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017080901
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9799)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote authenticated user that is the owner of a topology can exploit a flaw to cause the supervisor to launch a worker as a different (non-root) user and obtain credentials from the target user account.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.