CVE-2018-8016 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | >= 3.8, < 3.11.2 | 3.11.2 |
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | = 3.10 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | = 3.11.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | = 3.11.1 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | = 3.8 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | = 3.9 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all(Maven) | >= 3.8, <= 3.11.1 | No fix listed |
| apache cassandra | >= 3.8, <= 3.11.1 | No fix listed |
| Apache Cassandra | = Apache Cassandra 3.8 to 3.11.1 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- github.com patch
- issues.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- github.com
- lists.apache.org