Session hijacking in Apache Kafka - CVE-2017-12610
Published: July 30, 2018 / Updated: July 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14131
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12610
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Kafka
Apache Kafka
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an impersonation attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the built-in PLAIN or Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) server implementations due to improper processing of protocol messages when the affected software uses Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a malicious protocol message and impersonate other users, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12610
Update to version 0.10.2.2, 0.11.0.2.