QID 375930

Date Published: 2021-10-05

QID 375930: Apache Kafka Timing Attack Vulnerability

Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications.

Affected Versions:
Apache Kafka versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.8.0

QID Detection Logic:
The qid detects install location of Kafka through running processes and checks for the installed version.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow privilege escalation.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.9 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit Apache Kafka Downloads page.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 375930

    CVE-2021-38153 |
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