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CVE-2018-8016

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra

Also known as GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all
>=3.8, <3.11.2
3.11.2

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066%40%3Cuser.cassandra. · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8016 · advisory
  • github.com /beobal/cassandra/commit/28ee665b3c0c9238b61a871064f024d54cddcc79 · web
  • issues.apache.org /jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173 · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066@%3Cuser.cassandra.ap · web

Sources

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