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CVE-2018-17196

Published: Jul 11, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.5%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

kafkaapache
On-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
org.apache.kafka:kafkaMavenOSS Libraries
Primavera UnifierOracle Corp.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementOracle Corp.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
KafkaApache Software Foundation
On-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109139
securityfocus.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
and 21 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 11, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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