Vulnerability in Apache Kafka
CVE-2018-17196
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Kafka — versions 0.11.0.0 to 2.1.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/109139 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- 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/rc27d424d0bdeaf31081c3e246db3c66e882243ae3f342dfa8… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8890b8f18f1de821595792b58b968a89692a255bc20d86d39… (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- www.mail-archive.com/dev@kafka.apache.org/msg99277.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17196?
- CVE-2018-17196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Kafka. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17196?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-17196 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.