Security Bulletin: Due to use of Apache Cassandra , IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring is vulnerable to an authenticated attacker to gaining elevated privileges.

Summary

Apache cassandra is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring as part of saving data on several components.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-30601
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Cassandra could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the FQL/Audit logs implementation. By executing a specially crafted nodetool archive command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/256502 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 fix pack 7 by following the instructions in <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-7&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None