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CVE-2017-12610: Improper Authentication

May 13, 2022 (updated July 1, 2022)

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.

References

  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/104899
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/b6157be1a09df332294213bd21e90dcf9fe4c1810193be54620e4210@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12610
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.10.0.0 up to 0.10.2.1, all versions starting from 0.11.0.0 up to 0.11.0.1

Fixed versions

  • 0.10.2.2
  • 0.11.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 0.10.2.2, 0.11.0.2 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

maven/org.apache.kafka/kafka-clients/CVE-2017-12610.yml

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