Description
Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, which fixes this issue.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache Cassandra4.0 – 4.0.19
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache Cassandra4.1 – 4.1.10
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache Cassandra5.0 – 5.0.6