CVE-2018-8012 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper versions prior to 3.4.10 and 3.5.0-alpha through 3.5.3-beta, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to join a ZooKeeper quorum. This flaw enables the attacker to propagate counterfeit changes to the leader, potentially compromising data integrity within the cluster. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high integrity impacts. While no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or active exploitation have been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for unauthorized data manipulation makes this a significant concern for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.5.0, <= 3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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