{"cve":"CVE-2019-12399","nvd":{"published":"2020-01-14T15:15:12.803","modified":"2026-06-17T02:14:34.143","status":"Modified","description":"When Connect workers in Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, or 2.3.0 are configured with one or more config providers, and a connector is created/updated on that Connect cluster to use an externalized secret variable in a substring of a connector configuration property value, then any client can issue a request to the same Connect cluster to obtain the connector's task configuration and the response will contain the plaintext secret rather than the externalized secrets variables.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-319"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/14/1","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0e3a613705d70950aca2bfe9a6265c87503921852d9a3dbce512ca9f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d390dec5f360ec8aa294bef18e1a4385e2a3698d747209216f5a48b%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3154f5adbc905f1f9012a92240c8e00a96628470cc819453b9606d0e%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3203d7f25a6ca56ff3e48c43a6aa7cb60b8e5d57d0eed9f76dc2b7a8%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:kafka","oracle:banking_corporate_lending_process_management","oracle:banking_credit_facilities_process_management","oracle:banking_liquidity_management","oracle:banking_payments","oracle:banking_platform","oracle:banking_supply_chain_finance","oracle:banking_trade_finance_process_management","oracle:banking_virtual_account_management","oracle:blockchain_platform","oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy","oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure","oracle:flexcube_universal_banking"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:01:01.339895972+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-12399","score":0.03915,"percentile":0.9031,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6jmf-mxwf-r3jc","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6jmf-mxwf-r3jc","summary":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Kafka","modified":"2023-11-08T04:01:03.989594Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.kafka:kafka","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.kafka/kafka","ranges":[">=2.0.0 <2.0.2"],"fixed":["2.0.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.kafka:kafka","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.kafka/kafka","ranges":[">=2.1.0 <2.1.2"],"fixed":["2.1.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.kafka:kafka","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.kafka/kafka","ranges":[">=2.2.0 <2.2.2"],"fixed":["2.2.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.kafka:kafka","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.kafka/kafka","ranges":[">=2.3.0 <2.3.1"],"fixed":["2.3.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}