CVE-2018-11779 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting Apache Storm versions 1.1.0 to 1.2.2 when using the storm-kafka-client or storm-kafka modules. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the Storm UI daemon by providing specially crafted serialized data. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability presents a severe risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.1.0, <= 1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:storm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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