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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-8016 EUVD-2022-2477GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra

Published Jun 28, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

The default configuration in Apache Cassandra 3.8 through 3.11.1 binds an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via an RMI request. This issue is a regression of CVE-2015-0225. The regression was introduced in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-12109. The fix for the regression is implemented in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173. This fix is contained in the 3.11.2 release of Apache Cassandra.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra Apache Cassandra 3.8 to 3.11.1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all >= 3.8, < 3.11.2 3.11.2 GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x

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