CVE-2021-37942 – co.elastic.apm:apm-agent-parent

Package

Manager: maven
Name: co.elastic.apm:apm-agent-parent
Vulnerable Version: >=1.18.0 <1.27.1

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00094 pctl0.27201

Details

APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation issue 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.

Metadata

Created: 2023-11-22T03:30:19Z
Modified: 2023-11-22T20:57:05Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/11/GHSA-5xqm-hc45-f2g2/GHSA-5xqm-hc45-f2g2.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-269"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-5xqm-hc45-f2g2
Finding: F159
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