CVE-2017-12610
Improper Authentication in Apache Kafka
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
- Record
CVE-2017-12610- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
- Record
CVE-2017-12610- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5820 No score
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5820- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7
Improper Authentication in Apache Kafka
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
- Record
GHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
- Record
CVE-2017-12610- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7
Improper Authentication in Apache Kafka
In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM authentication when using the built-in PLAIN or SCRAM server implementations in Apache Kafka.
- Record
GHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.kafka:kafka-clientsMaven |
0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 | 0.10.2.2 |
org.apache.kafka:kafka-clientsMaven |
0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1 | 0.11.0.2 |
org.apache.kafka:kafka-clientsMaven |
0.10.0.0 up to 0.10.2.2, plus listed versions 0.10.0.10.10.1.00.10.1.10.10.2.00.10.2.1 |
0.10.2.2 |
org.apache.kafka:kafka-clientsMaven |
0.11.0.0 up to 0.11.0.2, plus listed versions 0.11.0.1 |
0.11.0.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12610 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apache Kafka, published July 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients 0.10.2.2.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/b6157be1a09df332294213bd21e90dcf9fe4c1810193be54620e4210%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
securityfocus.com/bid/104899
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12610
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xm78-4m3g-7wm7