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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2021-37942
HistoryNov 22, 2023 - 2:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-37942

2023-11-2202:15:42
CWE-269
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cve-2021-37942
local privilege escalation
malicious plugin
application security
code execution

CVSS3

7.8

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

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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_agentRange1.18.01.27.0
VendorProductVersionCPE
elasticapm_java_agent*cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_java_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3

7.8

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

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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