CVE-2024-36543

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Published Jun 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Incorrect access control in the Kafka Connect REST API in the STRIMZI Project 0.41.0 and earlier allows an attacker to deny the service for Kafka Mirroring, potentially mirror the topics' content to his Kafka cluster via a malicious connector (bypassing Kafka ACL if it exists), and potentially steal Kafka SASL credentials, by querying the MirrorMaker Kafka REST API.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-q2xx-f8r3-9mg5	STRIMZI incorrect access control

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.529% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/almounah/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2024-36543

History

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Subscriptions

Strimza Project Kafka Connect Rest Api

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 17, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM
Reserved: May 30, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM

Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM

NVD Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 1:19 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 17, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:19 AM

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