Privilege escalation in Neo4j Graph Databse
CVE-2021-34802
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 and 4.3 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Neo4j Graph_databse — versions 4.2, 4.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34802?
- CVE-2021-34802 is a high-severity vulnerability in Neo4j Graph Databse, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34802?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.