CVE-2025-23015

Description

Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. This issue affects Apache Cassandra through 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.15, 4.1.7, 5.0.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.0.31, 3.11.18, 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-267 CWE-267

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
apache	cassandra	3.0.0 — 3.0.31
apache	cassandra	3.1 — 3.11.18
apache	cassandra	4.0.0 — 4.0.16
apache	cassandra	4.1.0 — 4.1.8
apache	cassandra	5.0.0 — 5.0.3

References

Advisories & Patches

https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3s

Other References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-23015? +

Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. This issue affects Apache Cassandra through 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.15, 4.1.7, 5.0.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.0.31, 3.11.18, 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-23015? +

CVE-2025-23015 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-23015? +

CVE-2025-23015 affects products from apache, specifically: cassandra. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-23015? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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