6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-44230
Burp Suite Enterprise Edition Windows Database File Permission Vulnerability
Description

PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition before 2021.11 on Windows has weak file permissions for the embedded H2 database, which might lead to privilege escalation. This issue can be exploited by an adversary who has already compromised a valid Windows account on the server via separate means. In this scenario, the compromised account may have inherited read access to sensitive configuration, database, and log files.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 30, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 1, 2021, 8:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44230 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Portswigger burp_suite
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-44230.

URL Resource
https://portswigger.net/burp/releases/enterprise-edition-2021-11?requestededition=enterprise Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-44230 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44230 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://portswigger.net/burp/releases/enterprise-edition-2021-11?requestededition=enterprise No Types Assigned https://portswigger.net/burp/releases/enterprise-edition-2021-11?requestededition=enterprise Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:portswigger:burp_suite:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2021.11 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26639

percentile

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