CVE-2019-0202 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Apache Storm Logviewer
Attackers can read arbitrary files from the host file system via the Apache Storm Logviewer HTTP endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-0202?
CVE-2019-0202 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Storm, published on 25 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Apache Storm Logviewer daemon exposes HTTP-accessible endpoints to read/search log files on hosts running Storm. In Apache Storm versions 0.9.1-incubating to 1.2.2, it is possible to read files off the host's file system that were not intended to be accessible via these endpoints.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0202?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.storm:storm-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.storm:storm-core Maven | From 0.9.1-incubating | 1.2.3 |
org.apache.storm:storm-core Maven | From 0.9.1-incubating | 1.2.3 |
Products include Apache Storm.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0202?
Upgrade org.apache.storm:storm-core to 1.2.3 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-0202 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0202 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Storm
- CVE-2021-38294 Shell Command Injection Vulnerability in Nimbus Thrift Server
- CVE-2021-40865 Unsafe Pre-Authentication Deserialization In Workers
- CVE-2018-11779 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Storm
- CVE-2015-3188 Apache Storm remote code execution vulnerability
- CVE-2026-35337 Apache Storm Client: RCE through Unsafe Deserialization via Kerberos TGT Credential Handling
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9pv-hg64-jqrp.