What is CVE-2023-30601?

CVE-2023-30601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cassandra, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-30601?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apache Cassandra

CVE-2023-30601

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. WORKAROU…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Cassandra
Apache Software Foundation Cassandra — versions 4.0.0, 4.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30601?: CVE-2023-30601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cassandra, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-30601?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.