8.8High
CVE-2025-23015Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions
Description
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.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-267
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Cassandra | 3.0.0 – ≤ 3.0.30, 3.1.0 – ≤ 3.11.17, 4.0.0 – ≤ 4.0.15, 4.1.0 – ≤ 4.1.7, 5.0.0 – ≤ 5.0.2 | |
| apache | cassandra | 3.0.0 – < 3.0.31 |
References and patches
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3s vendor-advisoryIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006/ Third Party Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (5)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.0.0 < 3.0.31cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.1 < 3.11.18cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.0.16cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.8cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.0.0 < 5.0.3