CVE-2023-52251
High
High exploit probability or critical severity with a known exploit.
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
86.8%
99.7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-94
Published 2024-01-25 · modified 2026-09-08
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-01-25 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-08 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0.4.0 through 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the q parameter of /api/clusters/local/topics/{topic}/messages. No fixed release is available; the project has had no commit since 2024-04-08.
Affected
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177214/Kafka-UI-0.7.1-Command-Injection.html
- exploit https://github.com/BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2023-52251-POC
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/9400
- https://github.com/google/osv.dev/issues/5988
- https://github.com/kafbat/kafka-ui/commit/11a57d14
- https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/blob/v0.7.2/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/emitter/MessageFilters.java
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177214/Kafka-UI-0.7.1-Command-Injection.html
- exploit https://github.com/BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2023-52251-POC