PT-2024-8692

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Kafka Clients versions 2.3.0 through 3.7.1 Description The issue is related to improper privilege management in Apache Kafka Clients, allowing attackers to access arbitrary contents of the disk and environment variables. This can be...

This Week in Spring - March 19th, 2024

Hi, Spring fans! And happy Java 22 release day to those who celebrate! I just put out a huge blog detailing many of the exciting new features in Java 22. Check it out! As usual, we've got a packed roundup to get through this week so let's dive right into it! the Spring Authorization Server 1.3.0-...

BIT-KAFKA-2021-38153 Timing Attack Vulnerability for Apache Kafka Connect and Clients

Some components in Apache Kafka use Arrays.equals to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been...

BIT-KAFKA-2022-34917 Unauthenticated clients may cause OutOfMemoryError on Apache Kafka Brokers

A security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka. It affects all releases since 2.8.0. The vulnerability allows malicious unauthenticated clients to allocate large amounts of memory on brokers. This can lead to brokers hitting OutOfMemoryException and causing denial of service. Exampl...

This Week in Spring - February 20th, 2024

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! How are you this fine 20th of February, 2024? I'm doing alright on this rainy 20th of Feburary here in San Francisco, and I hope you are too! We've got a ton of things to get into this week so let's dive right into it! Have y...

Experts Detail New Flaws in Azure HDInsight Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop Services

Three new security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Azure HDInsight's Apache Hadoop, Kafka, and Spark services that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and a regular expression denial-of-service ReDoS condition. "The new vulnerabilities affect any authenticated user of Azure...

Security Bulletin: There is a vulnerability in kafka-clients-2.8.2.jar used by IBM Maximo Asset Management application (CVE-2023-25194)

Summary There is a vulnerability in kafka-clients-2.8.2.jar used by IBM Maximo Asset Management application. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2023-25194 DESCRIPTION: Apache Kafka could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserializatio...

Kafka vs RabbitMQ

An Intro to Kafka and RabbitMQ: The Masters of Messaging In the realm of messaging systems, two names stand out: Kafka and RabbitMQ. These two powerhouses have become the go-to solutions for developers and organizations looking to handle high-volume, real-time data processing and messaging. But...

This Week in Spring - January 16th, 2024

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's the 16th of January already! We're closer to February than not! I can hardly believe it. As always, we've got a lot to cover so let's dive right into it. the Spring Authorization Server 1.3.0-m1 is now available this is...

What is Kafka?

Introduction to the Universe of Kafka: A Detailed Synopsis Apache Kafka, frequently just labeled as Kafka, is a universally contributed event broadcasting framework, intended to manage live streaming of data. It is engineered to be a bridge for significant volumes of data, offering a mechanism fo...

Rapid7’s Data-Centric Approach to AI in Belfast

Authored by Stuart Millar and Ryan Wilson. Rapid7 has expanded significantly in Belfast since establishing a presence back in 2014, resulting in the company's largest R&D hub outside the US with over 350 people spread across eight floors in our Chichester Street office. There is a wide range of...

The vulnerability of the Apache Kafka message dispatcher allows a perpetrator to execute a brute-force attack.

The vulnerability of the Apache Kafka message broker is related to the exposure of information through mismatches. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute a brute-force attack...

This Week in Spring - December 19th, 2023

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another oh-so-festive edition of This Week in Spring! the Spring Authorization Server 1.2.1, 1.1.14, and 0.4.5, are now available Spring AMQP 3.1.1 is now available Spring Security 5.8.9, 6.1.6, 6.2.1 are now available Spring for Apache Kakfa 3.1.1 is now available...

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue has a third-party library vulnerability (CVE-2023-43642)

Summary IBM Security Verify Information Queue ISIQ v10.0.7 has upgraded its Apache Kafka client to remediate a vulnerability in the snappy-java compression library. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2023-43642 DESCRIPTION: snappy-java is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by missing upper...

CVE-2023-36648

Missing authentication in the internal data streaming system in ProLion CryptoSpike 3.0.15P2 allows remote unauthenticated users to read potentially sensitive information and deny service to users by directly reading and writing data in Apache Kafka as consumer and producer...

Authentication flaw

Missing authentication in the internal data streaming system in ProLion CryptoSpike 3.0.15P2 allows remote unauthenticated users to read potentially sensitive information and deny service to users by directly reading and writing data in Apache Kafka as consumer and producer...

CVE-2023-36648

The CVE-2023-36648 issue affects ProLion CryptoSpike 3.0.15P2, where missing authentication in the internal data streaming system allows remote unauthenticated access to Apache Kafka as a consumer or producer. This exposes potentially sensitive information and can cause denial of service by direc...

CVE-2023-36648

Missing authentication in the internal data streaming system in ProLion CryptoSpike 3.0.15P2 allows remote unauthenticated users to read potentially sensitive information and deny service to users by directly reading and writing data in Apache Kafka as consumer and producer...

PT-2023-25651 · Apache +1 · Apache Kafka +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ProLion CryptoSpike version 3.0.15P2 Description: The issue is related to missing authentication in the internal data streaming system, allowing remote unauthenticated users to read potentially sensitive information and deny service to users...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0 release and security update

Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0 is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability...