Vulnerability in Apache Kafka

CVE-2018-1288

In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action reserved for the Broker via a manually created fetch request interfering with data replication, resulti…

EPSS: 0.048 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1288?
CVE-2018-1288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Kafka. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-1288?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1288 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.