# CVE-2021-38294: Command injection leading to Remote Code Execution in Apache Storm

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-38294-command-injection-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-apache  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-10-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-38294 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-10-27

Command injection leading to Remote Code Execution in Apache Storm

Technologies: [org.apache.storm:storm (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-storm-storm). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-38294 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-38294 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-38294?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 October 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.storm:storm (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.2.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-38294?** Yes. org.apache.storm:storm (Maven): upgrade to 2.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-38294?** Check whether you run org.apache.storm:storm (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.storm:storm (Maven): upgrade to 2.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.storm:storm to 2.2.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.storm:storm (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.2.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-38294
- GHSA-6768-mcjc-8223

## Related threats

- [Apache Storm log viewer path traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0115-apache-storm-log-viewer-path-traversal-vulnerability)
- [Deserialization of Untrusted Data leading to Remote Code Execution in Apache Storm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-40865-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-leading-to-remote-code)
- [Apache Storm remote code execution in UI daemon](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-3188-apache-storm-remote-code-execution-in-ui-daemon)