Deserialization in Spring For Apache Kafka
CVE-2023-34040
In Spring for Apache Kafka 3.0.9 and earlier and versions 2.9.10 and earlier, a possible deserialization attack vector existed, but only if unusual configuration was applied. An attacker would have to construct a malicious serialized objec…
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Spring For Apache Kafka — versions 2.8.x, 2.9.x, 3.0.x
- Vmware Spring_for_apache_kafka
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-34040?
- CVE-2023-34040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring For Apache Kafka, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2023-34040?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-34040 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.