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 allownodetoolarchive_command as false.
{
"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-30T08:15:10Z",
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-06T23:50:30Z",
"severity": "HIGH",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
]
}