CVE-2018-1288: apache software foundation apache kafka
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1288 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache kafka. EPSS estimates a 4.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 26-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action reserved for the Broker via a manually created fetch request interfering with data replication, resulting in data loss.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
4.80%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.80% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Suse10 products
- ardana-monasca&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 8.0+git.1535031421.9262a47-3.12.1
- ardana-monasca&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8< 8.0+git.1535031421.9262a47-3.12.1
- ardana-spark&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 8.0+git.1534267176.a5f3a22-3.6.1
- ardana-spark&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8< 8.0+git.1534267176.a5f3a22-3.6.1
- kafka&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 0.10.2.2-5.6.1
Oracle3 products
- database11.2.0.4 | 12.1.0.2 | 12.2.0.1 | 18c | 19c
- primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management≥ 19.12.0.0, ≤ 19.12.6.0
- timesten_in-memory_database< 18.1.2.1.0
Apache1 product
- kafkaEOL> 0.9.0.0, ≤ 0.9.0.1 | ≥ 0.10.0.0, ≤ 0.10.2.1 | ≥ 0.11.0.0, ≤ 0.11.0.2 | 1.0.0
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache kafka0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1 | 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 | 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2 | 1.0.0
Org.apache.kafka1 product
- kafka≥ 0.9.0.0, < 0.10.2.2 | ≥ 0.11.0.0, < 0.11.0.3 | ≥ 1.0.0, < 1.0.1
Redhat1 product
6 vendors · 17 products
