Apache Storm up to 1.2.2 UI Daemon deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Storm up to 1.2.2. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component UI Daemon. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-11779. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Storm up to 1.2.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component UI Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Apache Storm versions 1.1.0 to 1.2.2, when the user is using the storm-kafka-client or storm-kafka modules, it is possible to cause the Storm UI daemon to deserialize user provided bytes into a Java class.

The weakness was published 07/26/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11779 since 06/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 07/12/2020).

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

Similar entry is available at VDB-138816. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Timelineinfo

06/05/2018 🔍
07/26/2019 +416 days 🔍
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07/12/2020 +352 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138815
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2019 07:36
Updated: 07/12/2020 16:40
Changes: 07/26/2019 07:36 (38), 07/12/2020 16:40 (17)
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