Description
CMAK through 3.0.0.6 fails to apply the scheduled leader election feature toggle to HTML form routes, allowing attackers to bypass the feature gate. Attackers can access the form endpoints to start and stop the recurring election scheduler, disrupting leadership across managed Kafka clusters.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| yahoo | CMAK | ≤ 3.0.0.6 | — |
References
- GitHub Issue #936 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/yahoo/CMAK product
- the HTML form action has no featureGate while the API action at 141 does technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: CMAK through 3.0.0.6 Feature Gate Bypass via HTML Form Routes third-party-advisory