VDB-122202 · CVE-2017-12610 · BID 104899

Apache Kafka up to 0.10.2.1/0.11.0.1 SASL Impersonation improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apache Kafka up to 0.10.2.1/0.11.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SASL Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication (Impersonation). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-12610. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Kafka up to 0.10.2.1/0.11.0.1. Affected is an unknown part of the component SASL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Impersonation). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12610 since 08/07/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/10/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104899†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Impersonation
Class: Improper authentication / Impersonation
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122202
SecurityFocus: 104899 - Apache Kafka CVE-2017-12610 User Impersonation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2018 20:09
Updated: 03/10/2020 11:25
Changes: 07/26/2018 20:09 (59), 03/10/2020 11:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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