Apache Storm up to 0.10.2/1.0.6/1.1.2/1.2.1 Cluster access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Storm up to 0.10.2/1.0.6/1.1.2/1.2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Cluster. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1331. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apache Storm up to 0.10.2/1.0.6/1.1.2/1.2.1. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Cluster. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Apache Storm 0.10.0 through 0.10.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.6, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, and 1.2.0 through 1.2.1, an attacker with access to a secure storm cluster in some cases could execute arbitrary code as a different user.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was presented 07/10/2018 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1331 since 12/07/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/06/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13197 (Apache Storm remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104732†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Storm

Version

• 0.10.0
• 0.10.1
• 0.10.2
• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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