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CVE-2018-8016

Published: Jun 28, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-306
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 19.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-306

Affected Products

cassandraapache
On-premDatabase
Databases / nosql
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-allMavenOSS Libraries
Apache CassandraApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066%40%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8016
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/beobal/cassandra/commit/28ee665b3c0c9238b61a871064f024d54cddcc79
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 28, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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