CVE-2018-8016

Published: Jun 28, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-306

9.8CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

apache

oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server

cassandraOn-premDatabase

Databases / nosql

Maven

package-ecosystem

org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all

OSS Libraries

Apache Software Foundation

oss-project·USaka apache foundation

Apache CassandraOn-premDatabase

Databases / nosql

Exploitability

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2 techniques

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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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