Kafka Connect REST API Vulnerability Allows Denial of Service and Data Theft
CVE-2024-36543

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

STRIMZI

Status
Kafka Connect REST API
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 June 2024

What is CVE-2024-36543?

An improper access control vulnerability in the Kafka Connect REST API of the STRIMZI Project versions 0.41.0 and earlier allows attackers to exploit the service. This flaw could enable denial of service for Kafka Mirroring, unauthorized data mirroring to malicious Kafka clusters through fraudulent connectors, potentially bypassing existing Kafka Access Control Lists (ACLs), and the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive Kafka SASL credentials by querying the MirrorMaker Kafka REST API.

References

https://github.com/almounah/vulnerability-research/tree/m...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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