ID:8632 - Exploit for Security features bypass in Cassandra - CVE-2021-44521

Link to public exploit:

Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure configuration that allows arbitrary code execution if the following settings are applied:

enable_user_defined_functions: true
enable_scripted_user_defined_functions: true
enable_user_defined_functions_threads: false

Note, such configuration is considered insecure and as not default.

Remediation