6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-41571
Apache Pulsar Unvalidated Ledger ID Allowance of Unauthorized Data Access
Description

In Apache Pulsar it is possible to access data from BookKeeper that does not belong to the topics accessible by the authenticated user. The Admin API get-message-by-id requires the user to input a topic and a ledger id. The ledger id is a pointer to the data, and it is supposed to be a valid it for the topic. Authorisation controls are performed against the topic name and there is not proper validation the that ledger id is valid in the context of such ledger. So it may happen that the user is able to read from a ledger that contains data owned by another tenant. This issue affects Apache Pulsar Apache Pulsar version 2.8.0 and prior versions; Apache Pulsar version 2.7.3 and prior versions; Apache Pulsar version 2.6.4 and prior versions.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 1, 2022, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 24, 2023, 1:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-41571 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache pulsar
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-41571.

URL Resource
https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/11814 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/8n3k7pvyh4cf9q2jfzb6pb32ync6xlvr Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://pulsar.apache.org/admin-rest-api/#operation/getLastMessageId Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-41571 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Apache Software Foundation CWE-20
    Added CWE Apache Software Foundation CWE-863
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-20 / More specific CWE option available
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/11814 No Types Assigned https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/11814 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread/8n3k7pvyh4cf9q2jfzb6pb32ync6xlvr No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread/8n3k7pvyh4cf9q2jfzb6pb32ync6xlvr Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pulsar.apache.org/admin-rest-api/#operation/getLastMessageId No Types Assigned https://pulsar.apache.org/admin-rest-api/#operation/getLastMessageId Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pulsar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pulsar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (excluding) 2.7.3 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pulsar:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.06%

score

0.56488

percentile

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