CVE-2024-56128: Apache Kafka's SCRAM implementation Incorrectly Implements Authentication Algorithm

CVE-2024-56128 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-12-18

Apache Kafka's SCRAM implementation Incorrectly Implements Authentication Algorithm

Technologies: org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11 (Maven), org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12 (Maven), org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-56128 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-56128 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-56128?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 December 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.10 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,last_affected=0.10.2.2; org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,last_affected=2.4.1; org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,fixed=3.7.2; org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,fixed=3.7.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-56128?
Yes. org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.2 or later; org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-56128?
Check whether you run org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.10 (Maven), org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11 (Maven), org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12 (Maven) or one of the others listed 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_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.2 or later
    # set org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12 to 3.7.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.2 or later
    # set org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 to 3.7.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.10 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,last_affected=0.10.2.2
  • org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,last_affected=2.4.1
  • org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,fixed=3.7.2
  • org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.2.0,fixed=3.7.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-56128
  • GHSA-p7c9-8xx8-h74f

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