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SCA: security update for org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 416884

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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 allow_nodetool_archive_command as false. (CVE-2023-30601)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 416884

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-30601

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/30/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-30601

cwe: CWE-269