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CVE-2021-37941

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious file to an application running with the APM Java agent. Using this vector, a malicious or compromised user account could use the agent to run commands at a higher level of permissions than they possess. This vulnerability affects users that have set up the agent via the attacher cli 3, the attach API 2, as well as users that have enabled the profiling_inferred_spans_enabled option

Se encontró un problema de escalada de privilegios local con el agente Java de APM, donde un usuario en el sistema podría adjuntar un archivo malicioso a una aplicación que es ejecutada con el agente Java de APM. Usando este vector, una cuenta de usuario maliciosa o comprometida podría usar el agente para ejecutar comandos con un nivel de permisos superior al que posee. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a los usuarios que han configurado el agente por medio del attacher cli 3, el attach API 2, así como a usuarios que han habilitado la opción profiling_inferred_spans_enabled

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-08-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-12-08 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-security-update/289627 2021-12-14
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Elastic
Search vendor "Elastic"
 Apm Agent
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Apm Agent"
 >= 1.10.0 <= 1.26.0
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Apm Agent" and version " >= 1.10.0 <= 1.26.0"
java
Affected