CVE-2021-41571

Pulsar Admin API allows access to data from other tenants using getMessageById API

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 1, 2022 at 12:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPulsar

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

In Apache Pulsar it is possible to access data from BookKeeper that does not belong to the topics accessible by the authenticated user. The Admin API get-message-by-id requires the user to input a topic and a ledger id. The ledger id is a pointer to the data, and it is supposed to be a valid it for the topic. Authorisation controls are performed against the topic name and there is not proper validation the that ledger id is valid in the context of such ledger. So it may happen that the user is able to read from a ledger that contains data owned by another tenant. This issue affects Apache Pulsar Apache Pulsar version 2.8.0 and prior versions; Apache Pulsar version 2.7.3 and prior versions; Apache Pulsar version 2.6.4 and prior versions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.42.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.3Apache Pulsar ≤ v ≤ 2.8.02.8.0
Affected range stops below 2.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/11814

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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