OS Command Injection in Apache Storm - CVE-2021-38294

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the getTopologyHistory service. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted thrift request to the Nimbus server and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2021-38294

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

• Exploit #7035 - Apache Storm Nimbus getTopologyHistory Unauthenticated Command Execution (November 20, 2021)

External References

• https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q4/44
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5fe881f6ca883908b7a0f005d35115af49f43beea7a8b0915e377859%40%3Cuser.storm.apache.org%3E
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165019/Apache-Storm-Nimbus-2.2.0-Command-Execution.html

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Storm
• IBM Tivoli Network Manager update for Apache Storm
• openEuler update for storm