Apache KafkaGHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7
Improper Authentication in Apache Kafka
Medium6.8CVE-2017-12610 · Published May 13, 2022 · updated Nov 8, 2023
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients Maven | >= 0.10.0.0, < 0.10.2.2 | 0.10.2.2 |
| >= 0.11.0.0, < 0.11.0.2 | 0.11.0.2 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.0
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Also known as
- CVE-2017-12610
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12610
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- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104899
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