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CVE-2018-17196
In Apache Kafka versions between 0.11.0.0 and 2.1.0, it is possible to manually craft a Produce…
Technology
Apache Kafka
CVSS Score
8.8 / 10.0
Affected Versions
>=0.11.0.0 <=2.1.0
Upstream Fix
See upstream advisory
Published
July 11, 2019
OSSeva Coverage
Fixed upstream
Description
In Apache Kafka versions between 0.11.0.0 and 2.1.0, it is possible to manually craft a Produce request which bypasses transaction/idempotent ACL validation. Only authenticated clients with Write permission on the respective topics are able to exploit this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to 2.1.1 or later where this vulnerability has been fixed.
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