{"id":"CVE-2023-30601","summary":"Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs","details":"Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs allows user with JMX access to run arbitrary commands as the user running Apache Cassandra\nThis issue affects Apache Cassandra: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.1.\n\nWORKAROUND\nThe vulnerability requires nodetool/JMX access to be exploitable, disable access for any non-trusted users.\n\nMITIGATION\nUpgrade to 4.0.10 or 4.1.2 and leave the new FQL/Auditlog configuration property allow_nodetool_archive_command as false.","aliases":["BIT-cassandra-2023-30601","GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373"],"modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:30.725809623Z","published":"2023-05-30T07:25:49.920Z","database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0"},{"last_affected":"4.0.9"},{"introduced":"4.1.0"},{"last_affected":"4.1.1"}],"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD"},{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.9"},{"introduced":"4.1.0"},{"fixed":"4.1.1"}],"source":"DESCRIPTION"}],"cna_assigner":"apache","cwe_ids":["CWE-269"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/30xxx/CVE-2023-30601.json"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/30xxx/CVE-2023-30601.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/f74p9jdhmmp7vtrqd8lgm8bq3dhxl8vn"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30601"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/apache/cassandra","events":[{"introduced":"902b4d31772eaa84f05ffdc1e4f4b7a66d5b17e6"},{"fixed":"da77d3f729160e84fbab37666de99550be794265"},{"introduced":"f9e033f519c14596da4dc954875756a69aea4e78"},{"fixed":"c5c075f0080f3f499d2b01ffb155f89723076285"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.10"},{"introduced":"4.1.0"},{"fixed":"4.1.2"}],"source":"CPE_RANGE","cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:cassandra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}],"versions":["cassandra-4.1.1","cassandra-4.1.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-30601.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}