## Summary

Apache Kafka as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to information disclosure . IBM has addressed the relevant vulnerability.

## Vulnerability Details

** CVEID: **[CVE-2019-12399]()
** DESCRIPTION: **Apache Kafka could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the Connect REST API. By sending specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information in tasks endpoint.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174387]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
—|—
IBM QRadar SIEM| 7.5.0 – 7.5.0 Update Package 1
IBM QRadar SIEM| 7.4.0 – 7.4.3 Fix Pack 5

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
—|—
IBM QRadar SIEM| All ApacheKafka versions before 7.5.0-QRADAR-PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.5-20220919151026
IBM QRadar SIEM| All ApacheKafka versions before 7.4.0-QRADAR-PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.4-20220919150901

## Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Version(s)| Fix
—|—
7.5|

[7.5.0 Update Package 2]( “7.5.0 Update Package 2” )

7.4|

[7.4.3 Fix Pack 6]( “7.4.3 Fix Pack 6” )

Version(s)| Fix
—|—
7.5|

[7.5.0-QRADAR-PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.5-20220919151026]( “7.5.0-QRADAR-PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.5-20220919151026” )

7.4|

[7.4.0-QRADAR-PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.4-20220919150901]( “7.4.0-QRADAR-PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.4-20220919150901” )

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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### References

[Complete CVSS v3 Guide]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )
[On-line Calculator v3]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )

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## Related Information

[IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal]()
[IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog]()

Administrators can confirm the protocol version installed on the Console from the **Auto Update** interface on the Admin tab or using `yum info Protocol-ApacheKafka` from the command-line interface to confirm the latest version is installed.

For Example

@examplehost# yum info Protocol-ApacheKafka
Loaded plugins: product-id, search-disabled-repos
Installed Packages
Name : PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka
Arch : noarch
Version : 7.5
Release : 20220919151026
Size : 5.1 M
Repo : installed
From repo : /PROTOCOL-ApacheKafka-7.5-20220919151026.noarch
Summary : PROTOCOL null Install
URL : www.ibm.com
License : IBM Corp.
Description :

## Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.

## Change History

02 Dec 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

## Disclaimer

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## Document Location

Worldwide

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