CVE-2023-52251 — An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0

An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0.4.0 through 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the q parameter of /api/clusters/local/topics/{topic}/messages. No fixed release is available; the project has had no commit since 2024-04-08.

01What is this vulnerability?

An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0.4.0 through 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the q parameter of /api/clusters/local/topics/{topic}/messages. No fixed release is available; the project has had no commit since 2024-04-08.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

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: 2024-01-25T21:15:08.787
• Last modified: 2026-09-08T19:17:43.673

09References

• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177214/Kafka-UI-0.7.1-Command-Injection.htm…
• github.com — https://github.com/BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2023-52251-POC
• github.com — https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/9400
• github.com — https://github.com/google/osv.dev/issues/5988
• github.com — https://github.com/kafbat/kafka-ui/commit/11a57d14
• github.com — https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/blob/v0.7.2/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177214/Kafka-UI-0.7.1-Command-Injection.htm…
• github.com — https://github.com/BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2023-52251-POC