CVE-2023-34040: Spring-Kafka has Java Deserialization vulnerability When Improperly Configured

CVE-2023-34040 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-24

Spring-Kafka has Java Deserialization vulnerability When Improperly Configured

Technologies: org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-34040 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-34040 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-34040?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 August 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.8.1,fixed=2.9.11.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-34040?
Yes. org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka (Maven): upgrade to 2.9.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-34040?
Check whether you run org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka (Maven): upgrade to 2.9.11 or later
    # set org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka to 2.9.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.8.1,fixed=2.9.11

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-34040
  • GHSA-crqf-q9fp-hwjw

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