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TI-2023-13847 Aliases CVE-2023-29471GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc

Lightbend Alpakka Kafka before 5.0.0 logs its configuration as debug information, and…

Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

Lightbend Alpakka Kafka before 5.0.0 logs its configuration as debug information, and thus log files may contain credentials (if plain cleartext login is configured). This occurs in akka.kafka.internal.KafkaConsumerActor.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00152 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_3 (Maven): 4.0.2com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.13 (Maven): 4.0.2+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_3 (Maven)before 4.0.24.0.2Patch availableGHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
—com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.13 (Maven)before 4.0.24.0.2Patch availableGHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
—com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.12 (Maven)before 4.0.24.0.2Patch availableGHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
—com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.11 (Maven)all versions—No fix listedGHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_3 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.13 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.12 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc
  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.11 (Maven) Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:alpakka_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.0.2VulnerableLightbend
  • cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:alpakka_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Lightbend

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_3 (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.13 (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc com.typesafe.akka:akka-stream-kafka_2.12 (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29471
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55vq-xpjf-r2xc

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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