title: Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs
description: 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.
problem types: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Apache Cassandra
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 4.0.9, status: affected, version: 4.0.0, versionType: semver
lessThanOrEqual: 4.1.1, status: affected, version: 4.1.0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
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content: {'text': 'important'}
type: Textual description of severity
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