IBM1E482BD8DBFD76EA517B83D212AA05AA38DC78699883D34ACF743E1913412C52Security Bulletin: Vulnerability from Apache Kafka affect IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (CVE-2018-17196)
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.0%
Summary
Apache Kafka is vulnerable to improper input validation that could allow remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2018-17196
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Kafka could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted Produce request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass transaction/idempotent ACL validation.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163622 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Log Analysis | 1.3.5.3 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.6.0 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.6.1 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.7.0 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.7.1 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.7.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Version | Fix details |
|---|---|
| IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2 | Upgrade to Log Analysis version 1.3.7.2 Interim Fix 3. Download the 1.3.7.2-TIV-IOALA-IF003 and apply fix on Logstash installation. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Related
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.0%