CVE-2025-23015: Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions

CVE-2025-23015 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-02-04

Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-23015 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-23015 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-23015?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 February 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0-alpha1,fixed=5.0.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-23015?
Yes. org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-23015?
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 5.0.3 or later
    # set org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all to 5.0.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0-alpha1,fixed=5.0.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-23015
  • GHSA-wmcc-9vch-jmx4

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