Incorrect Authorization Affecting org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all package, versions [4.0.0,4.0.16)[4.1-alpha1,4.1.8)[5.0-alpha1,5.0.3)
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- published5 Feb 2025
- disclosed4 Feb 2025
- creditStefan Miklosovic
Introduced: 4 Feb 2025
CVE-2025-24860 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all to version 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all is a maven plugin for the Apache Cassandra Project. Which, develops a highly scalable second-generation distributed database, bringing together Dynamo's fully distributed design and Bigtable's ColumnFamily-based data model.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in cql3/statements/AlterRoleStatement.java, exploitable via CassandraNetworkAuthorizer and CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. A user with limited data center access can upgrade their own permissions via DCL statement, to gain access to unintended datacenter or IP/CIDR groups.