Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 5.0.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.16, 3.11.18, 3.0.31
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. This issue affects Apache Cassandra through 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.15, 4.1.7, 5.0.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.0.31, 3.11.18, 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra
From 3.0.0 · through 3.0.30; From 3.1.0 · through 3.11.17; From 4.0.0 · through 4.0.15; From 4.1.0 · through 4.1.7; From 5.0.0 · through 5.0.2
- org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven
From 5.0-alpha1 · fixed in 5.0.3
- org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven
From 4.1-alpha1 · fixed in 4.1.8
- org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven
From 4.0-alpha1 · fixed in 4.0.16
- org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven
From 3.1 · fixed in 3.11.18
- org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven
fixed in 3.0.31