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    CVE-2023-51437

    Observable timing discrepancy vulnerability in Apache Pulsar SASL Authentication Provider can allow an attacker to forge a SASL Role Token that will pass signature verification. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.11.3, 3.0.2, or 3.1.1 which fixes the issue. Users should also consider updating the configured secret in the `saslJaasServerRoleTokenSignerSecretPath` file. Any component matching an above version running the SASL Authentication Provider is affected. That includes the Pulsar Broker, Proxy, Websocket Proxy, or Function Worker. 2.11 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.11.3. 3.0 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.0.2. 3.1 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.1.1. Any users running Pulsar 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, and earlier should upgrade to one of the above patched versions. For additional details on this attack vector, please refer to https://codahale.com/a-lesson-in-timing-attacks/ .

    Published:Feb 7, 2024
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Feb 7, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00097
    CVSS Score:7.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Pulsar

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-189 Black Box Reverse Engineering

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