GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373HighCVSS 7.8

Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs

Published
July 6, 2023
Last Modified
February 23, 2024

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2023-30601 →

📋 Description

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.

🎯 Affected products2

  • maven/org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all:>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.2
  • maven/org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all:>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10

🔗 References (6)