CVE-2023-37544

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apache PulsarApache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar Websocket Proxy
Timeline
PublishedDec 20

Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy allows an attacker to connect to the /pingpong endpoint without authentication. This issue affects Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy: from 2.8.0 through 2.8.*, from 2.9.0 through 2.9.*, from 2.10.0 through 2.10.4, from 2.11.0 through 2.11.1, 3.0.0. The known risks include a denial of service due to the WebSocket Proxy accepting any connections, and excessive data transfer due to misuse of the WebSocket ping/pong feature. 2.10 …

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Mavenorg.apache.pulsar:pulsar-websocket2.11.0 — 2.11.2+2
▶NVDapache/pulsar2.11.0 — 2.11.2+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy contains an Improper Authentication vulnerability↗2023-12-20
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CVEList
Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy: Improper Authentication for WebSocket Proxy Endpoint Allows DoS↗2023-12-20
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OSV
Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy contains an Improper Authentication vulnerability↗2023-12-20
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