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01 Record

CVE-2017-12610

In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apache
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.87% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 86.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-07-26 14:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 01:10Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-08-07
Assigning CNA
apache
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
  • CWE-290Authentication Bypass by SpoofingBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
3941109bc94daa4537671a2cd1b02300b788ce8a090e86a97999356e07259bb3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Apache Software FoundationApache Kafka0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1—

06 References