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, resulting in data loss.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Kafka — versions 1.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Kafka — versions 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 1.0.0, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1
- Oracle Database — versions 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1
- Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Oracle Timesten In-Memory Database
- Red Hat Jboss Middleware Text-Only Advisories — versions 1.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/29f61337323f48c47d4b41d74b9e452bd60e65d0e5103af9a6… (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104900 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d79… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r07e1bbd1643847d599feb34c707906a4fdcc81e3a6ab01a10… (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869… (mailing-list)
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.