CVE-2023-30428Network attack vector

Authenticated cross-tenant message injection via admin-role header

Published Jul 12, 2023 · Updated Oct 4, 2024

Incorrect authorization in Apache Pulsar Broker 2.9.0 through 2.9.5, 2.10.0 through 2.10.3, and 2.11.0 allows message injection. The REST producer trusts a caller-controlled HTTP header as the broker's administrative role instead of authorizing the authenticated user's role for the requested topic. Exploitation requires an authenticated user with direct broker access, not a proxy path, and permits arbitrary-topic messages or policy changes that expose or delete other tenants' messages.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Apache Pulsar Broker 2.9.0 through 2.9.5, 2.10.0 through 2.10.3, and 2.11.0 allows message injection. The REST producer trusts a caller-controlled HTTP header as the broker's administrative role instead of authorizing the authenticated user's role for the requested topic. Exploitation requires an authenticated user with direct broker access, not a proxy path, and permits arbitrary-topic messages or policy changes that expose or delete other tenants' messages.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-30428
Published
Jul 12, 2023
Updated
Oct 4, 2024
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache Pulsar
Classifications
CWE-863, T1565.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.10.0 <=2.10.4
  2. Affected versionversion=2.10.0 <2.10.4
  3. Affected versionversion=2.11.0
  4. Affected versionversion=2.9.0 <=2.9.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache Pulsarversion=2.10.0 <=2.10.4; version=2.10.0 <2.10.4; version=2.11.0; version=2.9.0 <=2.9.5

Published CVSS scores

8.2Apache Software FoundationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1565.002Transmitted Data Manipulation

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