Auth bypass in Apache Zookeeper
CVE-2023-44981
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper. If SASL Quorum Peer authentication is enabled in ZooKeeper (quorum.auth.enableSasl=true), the authorization is done by verifying that the instance part in…
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
EPSS: 0.017 (75.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Zookeeper — versions 3.9.0
- Apache Software Foundation Zookeeper — versions 3.9.0, 3.8.0, 3.7.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (Mailing List)
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-44981?
- CVE-2023-44981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Zookeeper, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44981?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.