Improper Privilege Management The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package org.neo4j:neo4j-util  (opens in a new tab)


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EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGNEO4J-6814377
  • published8 May 2024
  • disclosed7 May 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 May 2024

CVE-2024-34517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.neo4j:neo4j-util to version 5.19.0 or higher.

Amendment

This was deemed not a vulnerability.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management due to the mishandling of IMMUTABLE privileges. An attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting this vulnerability.

Note:

  1. This is only exploitable with a legitimate admin account.
  2. This is only applicable for Enterprise edition.