#VU88111 Improper authorization in Apache Pulsar - CVE-2024-29834
Published: April 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88111
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29834
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Pulsar
Apache Pulsar
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization for namespace and topic management endpoints. A remote authenticated user with produce or consume permissions can perform unauthorized operations on partitioned topics, such as unloading topics, triggering compaction, create subscriptions and update subscription properties on partitioned topics.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.