CVE-2024-31141: Apache Kafka Clients: Privilege escalation to filesystem read-access via automatic ConfigProvider

CVE-2024-31141 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-11-19

Apache Kafka Clients: Privilege escalation to filesystem read-access via automatic ConfigProvider

Technologies: org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-31141 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-31141 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-31141?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 November 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=3.7.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-31141?
Yes. org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-31141?
Check whether you run org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients (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.apache.kafka:kafka-clients (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.1 or later
    # set org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients to 3.7.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=3.7.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-31141
  • GHSA-2x2g-32r7-p4x8

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