Apache Cassandra up to 4.0.14/4.1.6/5.0.1 improper authorization

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apache Cassandra up to 4.0.14/4.1.6/5.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24860. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Cassandra up to 4.0.14/4.1.6/5.0.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24860 since 01/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/15/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.0.15, 4.1.7 or 5.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Cassandra

Version

• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12
• 4.0.13
• 4.0.14
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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