CVE-2023-37544

HIGH

Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy 2.8.0-2.11.1, 3.0.0 - DoS via /pingpong

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy allows an attacker to connect to the /pingpong endpoint without authentication. This issue affects Apache Pulsar WebSocket Proxy: from 2.8.0 through 2.8.*, from 2.9.0 through 2.9.*, from 2.10.0 through 2.10.4, from 2.11.0 through 2.11.1, 3.0.0. The known risks include a denial of service due to the WebSocket Proxy accepting any connections, and excessive data transfer due to misuse of the WebSocket ping/pong feature. 2.10 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy users should upgrade to at least 2.10.5. 2.11 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy users should upgrade to at least 2.11.2. 3.0 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy users should upgrade to at least 3.0.1. 3.1 Pulsar WebSocket Proxy users are unaffected. Any users running the Pulsar WebSocket Proxy for 2.8, 2.9, and earlier should upgrade to one of the above patched versions.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (3)
apache/pulsar 3.0.0
apache/pulsar < 2.10.5
org.apache.pulsar/pulsar-websocket 0 - 2.10.5Maven
Published Dec 20, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026