CVE-2024-34517 : The Cypher component in Neo4j 5.0.0 through 5.18 mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges

The Cypher component in Neo4j 5.0.0 through 5.18 mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges in some situations where an attacker already has admin access.

Published 2024-05-07 00:00:00

Updated 2025-04-21 14:12:09

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2024-34517

Neo4j » Neo4j » For Community
Versions from including (>=) 5.0.0 and before (<) 5.19.0
cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:neo4j:*:*:*:*:*:community:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.24%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 47 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	1.2	5.2	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2025-03-11
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: None
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2024-07-03
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	1.2	5.2	MITRE	2025-03-13
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: None
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	1.2	5.2	NIST	2025-03-11
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: None

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
CWE-471 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)

The product does not properly protect an assumed-immutable element from being modified by an attacker.

Assigned by: cve@mitre.org (Secondary)

https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/wiki/Neo4j-5-changelog#cypher

Neo4j 5 changelog · neo4j/neo4j Wiki · GitHub
Release Notes
https://trust.neo4j.com

Neo4j
Product
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p343-9qwp-pqxv

Neo4j Cypher component mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges · CVE-2024-34517 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub
Third Party Advisory
https://neo4j.com/security/cve-2024-34517/

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