CVE-2018-8016 json
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra
published 2018-06-28 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x , EUVD-2022-2477
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The default configuration in Apache Cassandra 3.8 through 3.11.1 binds an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via an RMI request. This issue is a regression of CVE-2015-0225. The regression was introduced in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-12109. The fix for the regression is implemented in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173. This fix is contained in the 3.11.2 release of Apache Cassandra.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2018-8016 updated cvss 8.1
cassandra: Unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface bound to all network interfaces (Regression of CVE-2015-0225)
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Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 cassandranot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all | >=3.8, <3.11.2 |
3.11.2 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
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github.com
/beobal/cassandra/commit/28ee665b3c0c9238b61a871064f024d54cddcc79
web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066%40%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8016
advisory
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issues.apache.org
/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066@%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-8016
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x
- NVD CVE-2018-8016
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