Apache Pulsar up to 3.2.0 Topic-Level Policy authorization

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apache Pulsar up to 2.10.5/2.11.3/3.0.2/3.1.2/3.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Topic-Level Policy Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-28098. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Pulsar up to 2.10.5/2.11.3/3.0.2/3.1.2/3.2.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Topic-Level Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The vulnerability allows authenticated users with only produce or consume permissions to modify topic-level policies, such as retention, TTL, and offloading settings. These management operations should be restricted to users with the tenant admin role or super user role. This issue affects Apache Pulsar versions from 2.7.1 to 2.10.5, from 2.11.0 to 2.11.3, from 3.0.0 to 3.0.2, from 3.1.0 to 3.1.2, and 3.2.0. 2.10 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.10.6. 2.11 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.11.4. 3.0 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.0.3. 3.1 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.1.3. 3.2 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.2.1. Users operating versions prior to those listed above should upgrade to the aforementioned patched versions or newer versions.

The weakness was presented 03/12/2024. The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-28098 since 03/04/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025).

Upgrading to version 2.10.6, 2.11.4, 3.0.3, 3.1.3 or 3.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Pulsar

Version

• 2.10.0
• 2.10.1
• 2.10.2
• 2.10.3
• 2.10.4
• 2.10.5
• 2.11.0
• 2.11.1
• 2.11.2
• 2.11.3
• 3.0
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.2.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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