CVE-2018-1288

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.

Published: 2018-07-26 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1288 is rated Moderate Risk (57.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.80%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.11% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1288

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.69% 4.80% +4.11%
2 2025-11-21 0.78% 0.69% -0.09%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.78% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1288

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 2.5 [email protected]
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1288

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1288

GHSA-gh27-38p5-mrxc · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Control of Generation of Code in Apache Kafka

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1288

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1288
suse high CVE-2018-1288 severity important: SUSE including 10 source package names (ardana-monasca-8.0+git.1535031421.9262a47-3.12.1, ardana-spark-8.0+git.1534267176.a5f3a22-3.6.1, …), 18 product×package rows across 5 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, … (5 product lines)): Fixed 18. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1288/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache kafka > 0.9.0.0, <= 0.9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache kafka >= 0.10.0.0, <= 0.10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache kafka >= 0.11.0.0, <= 0.11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache kafka 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories:1.0:*:*:*:*:middleware:*:*
oracle database 11.2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:11.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database 12.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database 12.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database 18c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database 19c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 19.12.0.0, <= 19.12.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle timesten_in-memory_database < 18.1.2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1288

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104900 Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29f61337323f48c47d4b41d74b9e452bd60e65d0e5103af9a6bb2fef%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622622a58%40%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r07e1bbd1643847d599feb34c707906a4fdcc81e3a6ab01a10c451d40%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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