CVE-2020-17516

Summary

CVECVE-2020-17516
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-02-03 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:19:00 UTC
DescriptionApache Cassandra versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.22, 2.2.0 to 2.2.19, 3.0.0 to 3.0.23, and 3.11.0 to 3.11.9, when using 'dc' or 'rack' internode_encryption setting, allows both encrypted and unencrypted internode connections. A misconfigured node or a malicious user can use the unencrypted connection despite not being in the same rack or dc, and bypass mutual TLS requirement.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-290

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Cassandra All All All All
Application Apache Cassandra All All All All
Application Apache Cassandra All All All All
Application Apache Cassandra All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[CVE-2020-17516] Apache Cassandra internode encryption enforcement vulnerability mail-archives.apache.org
CVE-2020-17516 Apache Cassandra Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[cassandra-commits] 20210915 [jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-16455) CVE-2020-17516 mitigation in 2.2.x branch lists.apache.org
[CVE-2020-17516] Apache Cassandra internode encryption enforcement vulnerability CONFIRM mail-archives.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[cassandra-commits] 20210523 [jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-16455) CVE-2020-17516 mitigation in 2.2.x branch lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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