Pulsar Proxy: Improper Validation Allowing Outbound Connections (DoS) 2.6.42.9.1
CVE-2022-24280 Published on September 23, 2022
Apache Pulsar Proxy target broker address isn't validated
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Proxy component of Apache Pulsar allows an attacker to make TCP/IP connection attempts that originate from the Pulsar Proxy's IP address. When the Apache Pulsar Proxy component is used, it is possible to attempt to open TCP/IP connections to any IP address and port that the Pulsar Proxy can connect to. An attacker could use this as a way for DoS attacks that originate from the Pulsar Proxy's IP address. It hasnt been detected that the Pulsar Proxy authentication can be bypassed. The attacker will have to have a valid token to a properly secured Pulsar Proxy. This issue affects Apache Pulsar Proxy versions 2.7.0 to 2.7.4; 2.8.0 to 2.8.2; 2.9.0 to 2.9.1; 2.6.4 and earlier.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-24280 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar:- Version 2.7, <= 2.7.4 is affected.
- Version 2.8, <= 2.8.2 is affected.
- Version 2.9, <= 2.9.1 is affected.
- Version 2.6 and earlier, <= 2.6.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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