CVE-2021-22160 | Date: (C)2021-05-26 (M)2023-12-22 |
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).
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 9.8 | CVSS Score : 7.5 |
Exploit Score: 3.9 | Exploit Score: 10.0 |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 6.4 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: PARTIAL |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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