CVE-2021-37942 APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation

2023-11-2201:33:48

CWE-269

elastic

www.cve.org

cve-2021-37942

apm java agent

local privilege escalation

malicious plugin

application running

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

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.

CNA Affected

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