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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-25194 – Apache Kafka Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-25194 

Apache Kafka could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization when configuring the connector via the Kafka Connect REST API. By sending specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on the system.

Impact

  • Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-25194

Affected Vendors

Apache

Affected Products

  • Apache Kafka 2.3.0
  • Apache Kafka 3.3.2

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Kafka, available from the Apache Website.

Apache Website

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