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CVE

CVE-2018-8016

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra
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CVE

CVE-2018-8016

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra

The default configuration in Apache Cassandra 3.8 through 3.11.1 binds an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via an RMI request. This issue is a regression of CVE-2015-0225. The regression was introduced in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-12109. The fix for the regression is implemented in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173. This fix is contained in the 3.11.2 release of Apache Cassandra.

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Severity

9.8

CVSS Score
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10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
9.8
EPSS Probability
0.00642%
EPSS Percentile
0.69916%
Introduced Version
3.8
Fix Available
3.11.2

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