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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS00N3czLTY2d3EtY3B4Z84AAhQq

Improper Input Validation in Apache Kafka

In Apache Kafka versions between 0.11.0.0 and 2.1.0, it is possible to manually craft a Produce request which bypasses transaction/idempotent ACL validation. Only authenticated clients with Write permission on the respective topics are able to exploit this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to 2.1.1 or later where this vulnerability has been fixed.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS00N3czLTY2d3EtY3B4Z84AAhQq
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: over 2 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago


CVSS Score: 8.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Percentage: 0.00153
EPSS Percentile: 0.52024

Identifiers: GHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg, CVE-2018-17196
References: Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages

maven:org.apache.kafka:kafka
Affected Version Ranges: >= 0.11.0.0, <= 2.1.0
Fixed in: 2.1.1