Improper access control in Apache Kafka - CVE-2018-1288
Published: July 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19227
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1288
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to absent access controls when executing actions reserved for the Broker. A remote authenticated attacker can manually create fetch requests and interfere with data replication process that can lead to data loss.
Affected software
Apache Kafka
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1288
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Kafka - addressed in versions 0.10.2.2, 0.11.0.3, 1.0.1, 1.1.0