CVE-2023-30428

Apache Pulsar Broker: Incorrect Authorization Validation for Rest Producer

Description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar Broker's Rest Producer allows authenticated user with a custom HTTP header to produce a message to any topic using the broker's admin role. This issue affects Apache Pulsar Brokers: from 2.9.0 through 2.9.5, from 2.10.0 before 2.10.4, 2.11.0. The vulnerability is exploitable when an attacker can connect directly to the Pulsar Broker. If an attacker is connecting through the Pulsar Proxy, there is no known way to exploit this authorization vulnerability. There are two known risks for affected users. First, an attacker could produce garbage messages to any topic in the cluster. Second, an attacker could produce messages to the topic level policies topic for other tenants and influence topic settings that could lead to exfiltration and/or deletion of messages for other tenants. 2.8 Pulsar Broker users and earlier are unaffected. 2.9 Pulsar Broker users should upgrade to one of the patched versions. 2.10 Pulsar Broker users should upgrade to at least 2.10.4. 2.11 Pulsar Broker users should upgrade to at least 2.11.1. 3.0 Pulsar Broker users are unaffected.

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar Broker
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-30428?
CVE-2023-30428 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-30428?
To fix CVE-2023-30428, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-30428 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-30428 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-30428?
CVE-2023-30428 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar Broker.
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