CVE-2023-29471

Name: CVE-2023-29471
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-04-27T21:15:10.71+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.15%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-29471 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.15%

4.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Lightbend	Alpakka Kafka	< 4.0.2

References

https://akka.io/security/alpakka-kafka-cve-2023-29471.htmlVendor Advisory
https://github.com/akka/alpakka-kafka/issues/1592Issue Tracking
https://akka.io/security/alpakka-kafka-cve-2023-29471.htmlVendor Advisory
https://github.com/akka/alpakka-kafka/issues/1592Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-29471?

How severe is CVE-2023-29471?

CVE-2023-29471 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29471?

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Source: NVD / NIST