Apache Storm Nimbus getTopologyHistory Unauthenticated Command Execution
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.
Author(s)
- Alvaro Muñoz
- Spencer McIntyre
Platform
Linux,Unix
Architectures
cmd, x86, x64
Development
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 exploit(nimbus_gettopologyhistory_cmd_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(nimbus_gettopologyhistory_cmd_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(nimbus_gettopologyhistory_cmd_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(nimbus_gettopologyhistory_cmd_exec) > exploit
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