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Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 10:25:54 +0000
From: Marcus Eriksson <marcuse@...che.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2023-30601: Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when
 enabling FQL/Audit logs 

Severity: important

Affected versions:

- Apache Cassandra 4.0.0 through 4.0.9
- Apache Cassandra 4.1.0 through 4.1.1

Description:

Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs allows user with JMX access to run arbitrary commands as the user running Apache Cassandra
This issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.1.

WORKAROUND
The vulnerability requires nodetool/JMX access to be exploitable, disable access for any non-trusted users.

MITIGATION
Upgrade to 4.0.10 or 4.1.2 and leave the new FQL/Auditlog configuration property allow_nodetool_archive_command as false.

This issue is being tracked as CASSANDRA-18550 

Credit:

Gal Elbaz at Oligo (finder)

References:

https://cassandra.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30601
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-18550

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