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Plain-English summary
Apache Pulsar Proxy can be abused by an authenticated user to make connection attempts from the proxy server to arbitrary reachable IP addresses and ports. The main business risk is availability impact and unwanted traffic appearing to originate from trusted Pulsar infrastructure.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority infrastructure hardening item. It is not reported as actively exploited, but affected proxies with broad network reach could be misused for denial-of-service traffic or misleading source attribution.
Technical view
CVE-2022-24280 is improper input validation in Apache Pulsar Proxy target broker address handling. A valid authenticated token is required according to the source bundle. Affected ranges include 2.7.0-2.7.4, 2.8.0-2.8.2, 2.9.0-2.9.1, and 2.6.4 or earlier.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments using Apache Pulsar Proxy in the affected version ranges. Risk increases when the proxy can reach broad internal or external networks, because connection attempts originate from the proxy IP address.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not indicate known active exploitation, and KEV is false. The issue requires low-complexity network access plus low privileges: the attacker must have a valid token to a properly secured Pulsar Proxy.
Researcher notes
Key constraints are authenticated access and proxy network reachability. The source bundle does not name a specific patch version or standalone workaround, so remediation should be confirmed against Apache advisory guidance before deployment decisions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Apache Pulsar Proxy deployments and versions.
- Move off affected version ranges according to Apache guidance.
- Restrict Pulsar Proxy egress to required broker addresses and ports.
- Keep Pulsar Proxy authentication enforced and review token access.
- Monitor for unexpected outbound connections from proxy hosts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the Pulsar Proxy component is deployed.
- Compare installed versions against the affected ranges.
- Review proxy egress controls for unnecessary reachable destinations.
- Check logs for unusual proxy-originated connection attempts.
- Verify authentication cannot be bypassed in local configuration.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ghs9jtjfbpy4c6xcftyvkl6swznlom1vCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Input Validation
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