CVE-2021-37942

2023-11-2202:15:42

CWE-269

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apm

java

agent

vulnerability

local privilege escalation

security

nvd

cve-2021-37942

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

elasticapm_java_agentRange1.18.0–1.27.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
elastic:apm_java_agentelastic apm java agentle1.27.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
elastic:apm_java_agent	elastic apm java agent	le	1.27.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "Elastic APM Java Agent",
    "vendor": "Elastic",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "1.27.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.18.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]