SCA: security update for org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (GHSA-3cjf-fwcq-xh22)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420823

Description

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

- Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Cassandra allowing users to access a datacenter or IP/CIDR
groups they should not be able to when using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. Users
with restricted data center access can update their own permissions via data control language (DCL)
statements on affected versions. This issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.15 and from
4.1.0 through 4.1.7 for CassandraNetworkAuthorizer, and from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 for both
CassandraNetworkAuthorizer and CassandraCIDRAuthorizer. Operators using CassandraNetworkAuthorizer or
CassandraCIDRAuthorizer on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches. Users
are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-24860)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3cjf-fwcq-xh22

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420823

Version: Revision 1.24

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.42

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24860

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-24860

cwe: CWE-863