CVE-2023-52251

high

Description

An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0.4.0 through 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the q parameter of /api/clusters/local/topics/{topic}/messages.

References

https://github.com/BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2023-52251-POC

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177214/Kafka-UI-0.7.1-Command-Injection.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-01-25

Updated: 2025-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.85025