spring-kafka-2.8.11.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.8)

Vulnerable Library - spring-kafka-2.8.11.jar

Spring Kafka Support

Path to dependency file: /springboot/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework.kafka/spring-kafka/2.8.11/7068d24ea230111777ce60232fa39d4e570d4709/spring-kafka-2.8.11.jar

Found in HEAD commit: [d9d6bd3ab59971d099644378433aab2e4f88ed1a](https://github.com/temporalio/samples-java/commit/d9d6bd3ab59971d099644378433aab2e4f88ed1a)

CVE-2023-34040

Vulnerable Library - spring-kafka-2.8.11.jar

Spring Kafka Support

Path to dependency file: /springboot/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework.kafka/spring-kafka/2.8.11/7068d24ea230111777ce60232fa39d4e570d4709/spring-kafka-2.8.11.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ spring-kafka-2.8.11.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: [d9d6bd3ab59971d099644378433aab2e4f88ed1a](https://github.com/temporalio/samples-java/commit/d9d6bd3ab59971d099644378433aab2e4f88ed1a)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In Spring for Apache Kafka 3.0.9 and earlier and versions 2.9.10 and earlier, a possible deserialization attack vector existed, but only if unusual configuration was applied. An attacker would have to construct a malicious serialized object in one of the deserialization exception record headers.

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:

• The user does not configure an ErrorHandlingDeserializer for the key and/or value of the record
• The user explicitly sets container properties checkDeserExWhenKeyNull and/or checkDeserExWhenValueNull container properties to true.
• The user allows untrusted sources to publish to a Kafka topic

By default, these properties are false, and the container only attempts to deserialize the headers if an ErrorHandlingDeserializer is configured. The ErrorHandlingDeserializer prevents the vulnerability by removing any such malicious headers before processing the record.

Publish Date: 2023-08-24

URL: [CVE-2023-34040](https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-34040)

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: [https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34040](https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34040)

Release Date: 2023-08-24

Fix Resolution: 2.9.11

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.