Medium severity · published Feb 4, 2025
CVE-2025-24860
Apache Cassandra: CassandraNetworkAuthorizer and CassandraCIDRAuthorizer can be bypassed allowing access to different network regions
5.4
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Cassandra allowing users to access a datacenter or IP/CIDR groups they should not be able to when using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer.
Users with restricted data center access can update their own permissions via data control language (DCL) statements on affected versions.
This issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.15 and from 4.1.0 through 4.1.7 for CassandraNetworkAuthorizer, and from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 for both CassandraNetworkAuthorizer and CassandraCIDRAuthorizer.
Operators using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 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:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% 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
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
4.0.0 before 4.0.16; 4.1.0 before 4.1.8; 5.0.0 before 5.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24860
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24860
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/yjo5on4tf7s1r9qklc4byrz30b8vkm2d
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/3
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0005/
More from Apache Cassandra
8.8
CVE-2026-27314
Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation via ADD IDENTITY authorization bypass
8.8
CVE-2025-26467
Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only)
8.8
CVE-2025-23015
Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions
6.5
CVE-2026-32588
Apache Cassandra: Authenticated DoS via ALTER ROLE Password Hashing
5.5
CVE-2026-27315
Apache Cassandra: cqlsh history sensitive information leak