CVE-2021-44521
Remote code execution for scripted UDFs
Vexday Risk Score
30Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Attend
PoC available → attend closely
CVSS —EPSS 54.9%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei simMetasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
11 Feb 2022Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
When running Apache Cassandra with the following configuration: enable_user_defined_functions: true enable_scripted_user_defined_functions: true enable_user_defined_functions_threads: false it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host. The attacker would need to have enough permissions to create user defined functions in the cluster to be able to exploit this. Note that this configuration is documented as unsafe, and will continue to be considered unsafe after this CVE.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache CassandraWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
Talk to TrueHacking →References
https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2021-44521-exploiting-apache-cassandra-user-defined-functions-for-remote-code-execution/https://lists.apache.org/thread/y4nb9s4co34j8hdfmrshyl09lokm7356https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0001/http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/11/4