CVE-2023-30601

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.34% (28th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
8 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@apache.orgexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USCWE-269US
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affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1310Apache Cassandra: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-05-29csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache Cassandra ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

  • GHSA-m9p2-j4hg-g373Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs2023-07-06ghsa · osvUS

    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.

  • BIT-cassandra-2023-30601Apache Cassandra: Privilege escalation when enabling FQL/Audit logs2024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    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.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdosvnvdcert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-05-30modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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