CVE-2018-8016: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra

CVE-2018-8016 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache Cassandra

Technologies: org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-8016 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-8016 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-8016?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.8,fixed=3.11.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-8016?
Yes. org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven): upgrade to 3.11.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-8016?
Check whether you run org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven): upgrade to 3.11.2 or later
    # set org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all to 3.11.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.8,fixed=3.11.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-8016
  • GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x

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