CVE-2021-42767: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

March 1, 2022 (updated October 4, 2022)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6m
github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/security/advisories/GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6m
neo4j.com/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42767

Code Behaviors & Features

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