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Apache Kafka - Unauthorized UI Exposure

ID: unauth-apache-kafka-ui

Severity: medium

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: misconfig,apache,kafka,unauth,exposure

Unauthorized access to apache kakfa UI.

id: unauth-apache-kafka-ui
info:
name: Apache Kafka - Unauthorized UI Exposure
author: theamanrawat
severity: medium
description: Unauthorized access to apache kakfa UI.
reference:
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/apache-kafka-unauthorized-access-vulnerability
- https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui
classification:
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: apache
product: kafka
shodan-query: http.title:"UI for Apache Kafka"
tags: misconfig,apache,kafka,unauth,exposure
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}'
- '{{BaseURL}}/ui/clusters/kafka-ui/brokers'
stop-at-first-match: true
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '<title>UI for Apache Kafka</title>'
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100dc898dab1706bdba4c19837596c581f88e0acd5d93e9e36714259de3693139340220713406cbb735301d975fbe2b36c7f91d9d82119f5fa1eaa23d833b5f1f370e72:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/misconfiguration/unauth-apache-kafka-ui.yaml"

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