High severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2025· Updated Feb 15, 2025
Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions
CVE-2025-23015
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven | >= 5.0-alpha1, < 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 |
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven | >= 4.1-alpha1, < 4.1.8 | 4.1.8 |
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven | >= 4.0-alpha1, < 4.0.16 | 4.0.16 |
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven | >= 3.1, < 3.11.18 | 3.11.18 |
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMaven | < 3.0.31 | 3.0.31 |
Affected products
5- osv-coords4 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/druid-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/druid-compatpkg:bitnami/cassandrapkg:maven/org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all
< 34.0.0-r6+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 34.0.0-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 34.0.0-r6
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.31
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.0-alpha1, < 5.0.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmcc-9vch-jmx4ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3sghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23015ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2ghsaWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/cassandra/commit/6207a305ba2b0cebc3241e00a843ab5dbf86d2edghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/cassandra/commit/f33267c8fae6d71166886efc3e7ddda4114ebeefghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006ghsaWEB
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