CVE-2015-0225

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

The default configuration in Apache Cassandra 1.2.0 through 1.2.19, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, and 2.1.0 through 2.1.3 binds an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via an RMI request.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra: 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 (+32)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131249/Apache-Cassandra-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1947.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40cassandra.apache.org/msg41819.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535154/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73478
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034002
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131249/Apache-Cassandra-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1947.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40cassandra.apache.org/msg41819.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535154/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73478
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034002

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