What is CVE-2023-33972?

CVE-2023-33972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scylladb, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-33972?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-33972 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Scylladb

CVE-2023-33972

Scylladb is a NoSQL data store using the seastar framework, compatible with Apache Cassandra. Authenticated users who are authorized to create tables in a keyspace can escalate their privileges to access a table in the same keyspace, even if they don't have permissions for that table. This issue has not yet been patched. A workaround to address this issue is to disable CREATE privileges on a keyspace, and create new tables on behalf of other users.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Scylladb — versions <= 5.2.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33972?: CVE-2023-33972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scylladb, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-33972?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-33972 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.