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Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 6, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 23, 2024

Package

maven org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.2
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10

Patched versions

4.1.2
4.0.10

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 30, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 6, 2023
Reviewed Jul 6, 2023
Last updated Feb 23, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.042%
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-30601

GHSA ID

GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373

Source code

Credits

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