Medium severity · published Jul 26, 2018
CVE-2018-1288
In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action reserved for the Broker via a manually…
5.4
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action reserved for the Broker via a manually created fetch request interfering with data replication, resulting in data loss.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DA
Database · Oracle
11.2.0.4; 12.1.0.2; 12.2.0.1; 18c; 19c · source: NVD
JM
Jboss Middleware Text-only Advisories · Redhat
1.0 · source: NVD
KA
Kafka · Apache
after 0.9.0.0 through 0.9.0.1; 0.10.0.0 through 0.10.2.1; 0.11.0.0 through 0.11.0.2; 1.0.0 · source: NVD
PP
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management · Oracle
19.12.0.0 through 19.12.6.0 · source: NVD
TI
Timesten In-memory Database · Oracle
before 18.1.2.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1288
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1288
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104900
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29f61337323f48c47d4b41d74b9e452bd60e65d0e5103af9a6bb2fef%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622622a58%40%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
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