CVE-2026-82438
Published:September 14, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
Description
Three separate mechanisms allowed a web page on an unrelated origin to read responses that Storm's HTTP
components served to an authenticated user.
The Logviewer reflected the request's "Origin" header back in "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" while also
sending "Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true". The published security model documents a permissive
"Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" posture as accepted, which is safe precisely because browsers refuse to
honour "*" together with credentials; reflecting the concrete origin removes that protection.
The shared CORS filter used by the UI, the Logviewer and DRPC was configured with a response header name
where an initialisation parameter name was expected. The container ignored the setting and applied its own
defaults, which allow credentials.
Finally, the UI and Logviewer wrapped API responses in a caller-supplied JSONP callback for every GET
request. A script element on any origin can load such a response, which bypasses the same-origin policy
entirely rather than negotiating it, and there was no way to turn the behaviour off.
In each case the effect is that a page visited by an authenticated operator can read cluster, topology and
log data on their behalf.
Mitigation
Upgrade to 3.1.0, where the Logviewer no longer reflects the request origin in a credentialed response, the
CORS filter is configured explicitly, and JSONP wrapping is governed by "ui.enable.jsonp", which defaults to
false.
Note that disabling JSONP is a behaviour change for tooling that passes a "callback" query parameter; such
tooling should be moved to ordinary JSON requests.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should place the UI, Logviewer and DRPC HTTP endpoints behind a reverse
proxy that strips "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" and "Access-Control-Allow-Credentials" from responses and
rejects requests carrying a "callback" parameter.
Credit
The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/storm.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v3.0.0 <v3.1.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.1.0org.apache.storm:storm-webapp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =3.0.0 <3.1.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.1.0Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.20