CVE-2023-30428: Pulsar broker Apache Pulsar Broker's Rest Producer Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2023-30428 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.2) apache pulsar broker's rest producer vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Pulsar broker libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves apache pulsar broker's rest producer vulnerable to incorrect authorization. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.10.4, 2.11.1.
CVE-2023-30428 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.2
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-30428
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Pulsar broker dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.pulsar</groupId>
<artifactId>pulsar-broker</artifactId>
<version>2.10.4</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.pulsar</groupId>
<artifactId>pulsar-broker</artifactId>
<version>2.11.1</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.pulsarHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-30428, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.pulsarAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Pulsar broker in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.10.4), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.pulsar command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization, where the product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. In Pulsar broker, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-30428 Affected Pulsar broker Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker
|
Maven |
≥ 2.9.0
< 2.10.4
|
2.10.4
|
|
org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker
|
Maven |
≥ 2.11.0
< 2.11.1
All 1 versions
2.11.0
|
2.11.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-j2r7-3rvw-g7gx",
"modified" : "2023-07-12T17:30:13Z",
"published" : "2023-07-12T12:31:36Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-30428" ],
"summary" : "Apache Pulsar Broker's Rest Producer vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization",
"details" : "Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar Broker's Rest Producer allows authenticated user with a custom HTTP header to produce a message to any topic using the broker's admin role.\nThis issue affects Apache Pulsar Brokers: from 2.9.0 through 2.9.5, from 2.10.0 before 2.10.4, 2.11.0.\n\nThe vulnerability is exploitable when an attacker can connect directly to the Pulsar Broker. If an attacker is connecting through the Pulsar Proxy, there is no known way to exploit this authorization vulnerability.\n\nThere are two known risks for affected users. First, an attacker could produce garbage messages to any topic in the cluster. Second, an attacker could produce messages to the topic level policies topic for other tenants and influence topic settings that could lead to exfiltration and/or deletion of messages for other tenants.\n\n2.8 Pulsar Broker users and earlier are unaffected.\n2.9 Pulsar Broker users should upgrade to one of the patched versions.\n2.10 Pulsar Broker users should upgrade to at least 2.10.4.\n2.11 Pulsar Broker users should upgrade to at least 2.11.1.\n3.0 Pulsar Broker users are unaffected.\n\n",
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"type" : "ADVISORY",
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"url" : "https://github.com/apache/pulsar"
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"url" : "https://lists.apache.org/thread/v39hqtgrmyxr85rmofwvgrktnflbq3q5"
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"severity" : "HIGH",
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"nvd_published_at" : "2023-07-12T10:15:09Z"
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}