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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2024-03-06 10:50

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs

Details

WORKAROUND The vulnerability requires nodetool/JMX access to be exploitable, disable access for any non-trusted users.

MITIGATION Upgrade to 4.0.10 or 4.1.2 and leave the new FQL/Auditlog configuration property allow_nodetool_archive_command as false.

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CVE-2023-30601 (GCVE-0-2023-30601)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-30 07:25 – Updated: 2024-10-09 20:55

Title

Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs

Summary

Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs allows user with JMX access to run arbitrary commands as the user running Apache Cassandra This issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.1. WORKAROUND The vulnerability requires nodetool/JMX access to be exploitable, disable access for any non-trusted users. MITIGATION Upgrade to 4.0.10 or 4.1.2 and leave the new FQL/Auditlog configuration property allow_nodetool_archive_command as false.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-10-09 20:47 UTC

CWE

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/f74p9jdhmmp7vtrqd…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Cassandra	Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.9 (semver) Affected: 4.1.0 , ≤ 4.1.1 (semver)
apache	cassandra	Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.9 (custom) Affected: 4.1.0 , ≤ 4.1.1 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra::::::::

Credits

Gal Elbaz at Oligo

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