Improper Authorization Affecting org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker package, versions [,2.8.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEPULSAR-2388975
  • published1 Feb 2022
  • disclosed31 Jan 2022
  • creditzhanghaou

Introduced: 31 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-41571  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker to version 2.8.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to improper validation of Pulsar admin method getMessageById, which makes it possible for a user to read from a ledger that contains data owned by another tenant.

CVSS Scores

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