Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-37942
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-37942
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_java_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-37942
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-37942
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
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5.9
|
Elastic | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-37942
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: bressers@elastic.co (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-37942
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https://www.elastic.co/community/security
Elastic Stack Security Disclosures ยท Report Issues | ElasticProduct
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https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-security-update/291355
APM Java Agent Security Update - Announcements / Security Announcements - Discuss the Elastic StackVendor Advisory
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