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CVE-2021-37942— APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation

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Affected
Elastic Elastic APM Java Agent
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Elastic APM是荷兰Elastic公司的用于监控和分析应用程序性能的平台。 Elastic APM Java agent存在安全漏洞。攻击者利用该漏洞可以通过提升权限执行代码。

CVSS 7.0 · High EPSS 0.25% · P15
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-37942

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Elastic APM 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Elastic APM是荷兰Elastic公司的用于监控和分析应用程序性能的平台。 Elastic APM Java agent存在安全漏洞。攻击者利用该漏洞可以通过提升权限执行代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Elastic Elastic APM Java Agent 1.18.0 ~ 1.27.0 -

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Other References for CVE-2021-37942 (2)

Same Patch Batch · Elastic · 2023-11-22 · 7 CVEs total

CVE-2021-22142 6.6 MEDIUM Kibana Reporting vulnerabilities
CVE-2021-22150 6.6 MEDIUM Kibana code execution issue
CVE-2023-46673 6.5 MEDIUM Elasticsearch 安全漏洞
CVE-2021-37937 5.9 MEDIUM Elasticsearch privilege escalation
CVE-2021-22151 3.1 LOW Kibana path traversal issue
CVE-2021-22143 2.1 LOW Elastic APM .NET Agent information disclosure

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same vendor: Elastic
Same weakness: CWE-269

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