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CVE-2018-1288· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apache

In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action rese

In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action reserved for the Broker via a manually created fetch request interfering with data replication, resulting in data loss.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 26, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.8% · 92th percentile
CWE
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22

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CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.8%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachekafka
redhatjboss middleware text-only advisories
oracledatabase
oracleprimavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management
oracletimesten in-memory database

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache kafka0.10.0.0 and later · up to 0.10.2.1 inclusive
  • apache kafka0.11.0.0 and later · up to 0.11.0.2 inclusive
  • apache kafkaafter 0.9.0.0 · up to 0.9.0.1 inclusive
  • apache kafka1.0.0
  • oracle database11.2.0.4
  • oracle database12.1.0.2
  • oracle database12.2.0.1
  • oracle database18c
  • oracle database19c
  • oracle primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management19.12.0.0 and later · up to 19.12.6.0 inclusive
  • oracle timesten in-memory databasebefore 18.1.2.1.0
  • redhat jboss middleware text-only advisories1.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Kafka

    • 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, 1.0.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.apache.kafka:kafkafrom 0.11.0.0 · before 0.11.0.30.11.0.3
Mavenorg.apache.kafka:kafkafrom 0.9.0.0 · before 0.10.2.20.10.2.2
Mavenorg.apache.kafka:kafkafrom 1.0.0 · before 1.0.11.0.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedkafka-sourcebefore 2.1.0-3.62.1.0-3.6
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-monascabefore 8.0+git.1535031421.9262a47-3.12.18.0+git.1535031421.9262a47-3.12.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-sparkbefore 8.0+git.1534267176.a5f3a22-3.6.18.0+git.1534267176.a5f3a22-3.6.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8kafkabefore 0.10.2.2-5.6.10.10.2.2-5.6.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-monasca-apibefore 2.2.1~dev24-3.6.12.2.1~dev24-3.6.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7grafanabefore 4.5.1-1.8.14.5.1-1.8.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7kafkabefore 0.10.2.2-5.10.10.2.2-5.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7logstashbefore 2.4.1-5.12.4.1-5.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7monasca-installerbefore 20180608_12.47-9.120180608_12.47-9.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.apache.kafka:kafka0.10.2.2Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.apache.kafka:kafka0.11.0.3Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.apache.kafka:kafka1.0.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kafka-source2.1.0-3.6 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-monasca8.0+git.1535031421.9262a47-3.12.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-spark8.0+git.1534267176.a5f3a22-3.6.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:grafana4.5.1-1.8.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:kafka0.10.2.2-5.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:logstash2.4.1-5.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:monasca-installer20180608_12.47-9.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-monasca-api2.2.1~dev24-3.6.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

nvd-primary

Attack context

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