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High severity · published Feb 4, 2025
CVE-2025-23015
Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions
8.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache Cassandra · Apache Software Foundation
3.0.0 through 3.0.30; 3.1.0 through 3.11.17; 4.0.0 through 4.0.15; 4.1.0 through 4.1.7; 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 · source: vendor
CA
Cassandra · Apache
3.0.0 before 3.0.31; 3.1 before 3.11.18; 4.0.0 before 4.0.16; 4.1.0 before 4.1.8; 5.0.0 before 5.0.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
AC
Apache Cassandra
Apache Software Foundation
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23015
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23015
Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3s
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006/
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