CVE-2021-42767

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Published Mar 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the apoc plugins in Neo4J Graph database before 4.4.0.1 allows attackers to read local files, and sometimes create local files. This is fixed in 3.5.17, 4.2.10, 4.3.0.4, and 4.4.0.1.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:awesome_procedures::::::neo4j::*
	cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:awesome_procedures::::::neo4j::*
	cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:awesome_procedures::::::neo4j::*
	cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:awesome_procedures::::::neo4j::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0817	A directory traversal vulnerability in the apoc plugins in Neo4J Graph database before 4.4.0.1 allows attackers to read local files, and sometimes create local files. This is fixed in 3.5.17, 4.2.10, 4.3.0.4, and 4.4.0.1.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6m	Neo4j Graph Database vulnerable to Path Traversal

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.529% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/security/advisories/GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6m
https://neo4j.com

History

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Subscriptions

Neo4j Awesome Procedures

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:38 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 1, 2022, 1:31 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:38 AM
Reserved: Oct 20, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 1, 2022, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM

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