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    CVE-2021-22160

    If Apache Pulsar is configured to authenticate clients using tokens based on JSON Web Tokens (JWT), the signature of the token is not validated if the algorithm of the presented token is set to "none". This allows an attacker to connect to Pulsar instances as any user (incl. admins).

    Published:May 26, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:May 26, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.18529
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Pulsar

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-463 Padding Oracle Crypto Attack
    CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2025-30677 (CVSS 6.3) — Apache Pulsar contains multiple connectors for integrating with Apache Kafka. The Pulsar IO Apache Kafka Sourc…
    CVE-2024-29834 (CVSS 6.4) — This vulnerability allows authenticated users with produce or consume permissions to perform unauthorized oper…
    CVE-2022-34321 (CVSS 8.2) — Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Pulsar Proxy allows an attacker to connect to the /proxy-stats…
    CVE-2024-27135 (CVSS 8.5) — Improper input validation in the Pulsar Function Worker allows a malicious authenticated user to execute arbit…
    CVE-2024-27894 (CVSS 8.5) — The Pulsar Functions Worker includes a capability that permits authenticated users to create functions where t…
    CVE-2024-28098 (CVSS 6.4) — The vulnerability allows authenticated users with only produce or consume permissions to modify topic-level po…
    CVE-2024-27317 (CVSS 8.4) — In Pulsar Functions Worker, authenticated users can upload functions in jar or nar files. These files, essenti…
    CVE-2023-51437 (CVSS 7.4) — Observable timing discrepancy vulnerability in Apache Pulsar SASL Authentication Provider can allow an attacke…
    CVE-2023-37544 (CVSS 7.5) — Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy allows an attacker to connect to the /p…
    CVE-2023-30428 (CVSS 8.2) — Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar Broker's Rest Producer allow…

    References

    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r347650d15a3e9c5f58b83e918b6ad6dedc2a63d3eb63da8e6a7be87e%40%3Cusers.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8e545559781231a83bf0644548c660255859e52feb86bbfcd42590da%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9a12b4da2f26ce9b8f7e7117a879efaa973dab7e54717bbc7923fab1%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra49cb62105154e4795b259c79a6b27d63bfa2ab5787ff8529b089550%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra49cb62105154e4795b259c79a6b27d63bfa2ab5787ff8529b089550%40%3Cusers.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe845aa1573a61769b9c5916c62971f4b10de87c2ea5f38a97f0cf84%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca54f4b26ba5e6f2e39732b47ec51640e89f57e3b6a38ac3bab314df%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2e90942996dceebac8296abf39257cfeb5ae918f82f7af3d37a48c5%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r347650d15a3e9c5f58b83e918b6ad6dedc2a63d3eb63da8e6a7be87e%40%3Cusers.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8e545559781231a83bf0644548c660255859e52feb86bbfcd42590da%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9a12b4da2f26ce9b8f7e7117a879efaa973dab7e54717bbc7923fab1%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra49cb62105154e4795b259c79a6b27d63bfa2ab5787ff8529b089550%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra49cb62105154e4795b259c79a6b27d63bfa2ab5787ff8529b089550%40%3Cusers.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe845aa1573a61769b9c5916c62971f4b10de87c2ea5f38a97f0cf84%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca54f4b26ba5e6f2e39732b47ec51640e89f57e3b6a38ac3bab314df%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2e90942996dceebac8296abf39257cfeb5ae918f82f7af3d37a48c5%40%3Cdev.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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