Incorrect authorization in Apache Kafka - CVE-2024-27309

 

Incorrect authorization in Apache Kafka - CVE-2024-27309

Published: August 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95166
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27309
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information and modify data on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information and modify data on the system.


Affected software

Apache Kafka
IBM Observability with Instana
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Integration – Transport Module Common Integration Library
Communications Service Catalog and Design
Siebel CRM Integration
AMQ Streams
Maximo Application Suite - IoT Component
Event Streams

How to mitigate CVE-2024-27309

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Kafka - update to 3.6.2
IBM Observability with Instana - update to 1.0.297
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Integration – Transport Module Common Integration Library - update to 40.0
AMQ Streams - update to 2.5.2
Maximo Application Suite - IoT Component - addressed in versions 8.7.12, 8.8.8
Event Streams - update to 11.4.0

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