Command injection in Cassandra - CVE-2015-0225

 

Command injection in Cassandra - CVE-2015-0225

Published: May 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12876
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0225
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Cassandra

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in the default configuration due to binding an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted RMI request and execute arbitrary JAVA code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-0225

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources