module

Apache Storm Nimbus getTopologyHistory Unauthenticated Command Execution

Try Surface Command
Back to search
Disclosed
10/25/2021
Created
11/19/2021

Description

This module exploits an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability within the Nimbus service component of Apache Storm.
The getTopologyHistory RPC method method takes a single argument which is the name of a user which is
concatenated into a string that is executed by bash. In order for the vulnerability to be exploitable, there
must have been at least one topology submitted to the server. The topology may be active or inactive, but at
least one must be present. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution as the user running Apache Storm.

This vulnerability was patched in versions 2.1.1, 2.2.1 and 1.2.4. This exploit was tested on version 2.2.0
which is affected.

Authors

Alvaro MuñozSpencer McIntyre

Platform

Linux,Unix

Architectures

cmd, x86, x64

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands ‘show options’ or ‘show advanced’:

    msf > use exploit/linux/misc/nimbus_gettopologyhistory_cmd_exec
    msf /(c) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf /(c) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf /(c) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf /(c) > run
Title
NEW

Explore Exposure Command

Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.

Try it today