CVE-2022-33683
Published:September 23, 2022
Updated:April 23, 2026
Apache Pulsar Brokers and Proxies create an internal Pulsar Admin Client that does not verify peer TLS certificates, even when tlsAllowInsecureConnection is disabled via configuration. The Pulsar Admin Client's intra-cluster and geo-replication HTTPS connections are vulnerable to man in the middle attacks, which could leak authentication data, configuration data, and any other data sent by these clients. An attacker can only take advantage of this vulnerability by taking control of a machine 'between' the client and the server. The attacker must then actively manipulate traffic to perform the attack. This issue affects Apache Pulsar Broker and Proxy versions 2.7.0 to 2.7.4; 2.8.0 to 2.8.3; 2.9.0 to 2.9.2; 2.10.0; 2.6.4 and earlier.
Affected Packages
org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =2.10.0 <2.10.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.1org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-proxy (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.8.0 <2.8.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.8.4org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-proxy (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.19.0-incubating <2.7.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.7.5org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-proxy (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.0 <2.9.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.9.3org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.0 <2.9.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.9.3org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.8.0 <2.8.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.8.4org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.19.0-incubating <2.7.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.7.5org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-proxy (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =2.10.0 <2.10.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.1Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS
Base Score:
0.22