HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2025-23015
HIGH

CVE-2025-23015

CWE-267Published: February 4, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches.

This issue affects Apache Cassandra through 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.15, 4.1.7, 5.0.2.

Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.0.31, 3.11.18, 4.0.16, 4.1.8, 5.0.3, which fixes the issue.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-23015 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Apache1 product(s)
cassandra
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3s
ADVISORYhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2
ADVISORYhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006/

All References (4)

→
https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmks4msbgkl65ssg69x728sv1m0hwz3sIssue Tracking · Mailing List · Vendor Advisory
→
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/03/2Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/11/1Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0006/Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2025-23015
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-267
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 4, 2025

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2025-23015 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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