CVE-2017-9799
Apache Storm it is possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.0%
Description
It was found that under some situations and configurations of Apache Storm 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, it is theoretically possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user. In the worst case this could lead to secure credentials of the other user being compromised.
How to fix CVE-2017-9799
To remediate CVE-2017-9799, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.1.1 or later
Is CVE-2017-9799 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |