CVE-2021-42767
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- neo4j/awesome procedures
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/security/advisories/GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6mThird Party Advisory
- https://neo4j.comProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/security/advisories/GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6mThird Party Advisory
- https://neo4j.comProduct, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.