CVE-2019-12399 — When Connect workers in Apache Kafka 2
When Connect workers in Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, or 2.3.0 are configured with one or more config providers, and a connector is created/updated on that Connect cluster to use an externalized secret variable in a substring of a connector configuration
Published
2020-01-14T14:28:57.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T23:17:40.107Z
01What is this vulnerability?
When Connect workers in Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, or 2.3.0 are configured with one or more config providers, and a connector is created/updated on that Connect cluster to use an externalized secret variable in a substring of a connector configuration property value, then any client can issue a request to the same Connect cluster to obtain the connector's task…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Apache | Kafka | Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.3.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-01-14T14:28:57.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T23:17:40.107Z
09References
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6af5ed95726874e9add022955be83c192428c248d1…
- www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/14/1
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6af5ed95726874e9add022955be83c192428c248d1…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6af5ed95726874e9add022955be83c192428c248d1…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc27d424d0bdeaf31081c3e246db3c66e882243ae3f…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rde947ee866de6687bc51cdc8dfa6d7e6b3ad4ce8c7…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4b20b40c40d4a4c641e2ef4228098a57935e5782bf…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6fa1cff4786dcef2ddd1d717836ef123c878e8321c…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3203d7f25a6ca56ff3e48c43a6aa7cb60b8e5d57d0…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe90ca0463c199b99c2921410639aed53a172ea8b7…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r801c68bf987931f35d2e24ecc99f3aa2850fdd8f5e…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3154f5adbc905f1f9012a92240c8e00a96628470cc…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4d9e87cdae99e98d7b244cfa53d9d2532d368d3a18…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r56eb055b544931451283fee51f7e1f5b8ebd3085fe…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0e3a613705d70950aca2bfe9a6265c87503921852d…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9871a4215b621c1d09deee5eba97f0f44fde01b436…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r47c225db363d1ee2c18c4b3b2f51b63a9789f78c7f…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d390dec5f360ec8aa294bef18e1a4385e2a3698d7…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8890b8f18f1de821595792b58b968a89692a255bc2…
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rda253155601968331b5cf0da4f273813bbd91843c2…
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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