Apache Pulsar: Improper Authorization For Topic-Level Policy Management

Summary

The vulnerability allows authenticated users with only produce or consume permissions to modify topic-level policies, such as retention, TTL, and offloading settings. These management operations should be restricted to users with the tenant admin role or super user role. This issue affects Apache Pulsar versions from 2.7.1 to 2.10.5, from 2.11.0 to 2.11.3, from 3.0.0 to 3.0.2, from 3.1.0 to 3.1.2, and 3.2.0. 2.10 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.10.6. 2.11 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.11.4. 3.0 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.0.3. 3.1 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.1.3. 3.2 Apache Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.2.1. Users operating versions prior to those listed above should upgrade to the aforementioned patched versions or newer versions.

Timeline

1. Mar 12, 2024, 6:15 PM UTCCVE published
2. Mar 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Feb 13, 2025, 5:47 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Pulsar

  From 2.7.1 · fixed in 2.10.6; From 2.11.0 · fixed in 2.11.4; From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.0.3; From 3.1.0 · fixed in 3.1.3; From 3.2.0 · fixed in 3.2.1

• org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-brokerMaven

  From 3.2.0 · fixed in 3.2.1

• org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-brokerMaven

  From 3.1.0 · fixed in 3.1.3

• org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-brokerMaven

  From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.0.3

• org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-brokerMaven

  From 2.11.0 · fixed in 2.11.4

• org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-brokerMaven

  From 2.7.1 · fixed in 2.10.6

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