TI-2021-13798 Aliases CVE-2021-34802 GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f

A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph…

MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published 2021-07-27 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 and 4.3 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01038 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.neo4j:neo4j-kernel (Maven): 4.2.8

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.neo4j:neo4j-kernel (Maven)	4.2.0 to before 4.2.8	4.2.8	Patch available	GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.neo4j:neo4j-kernel (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.8 Fixed in 4.2.8 Patch available GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:graph_databse:4.2:::::::*	4.2	Vulnerable	neo4j
cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:graph_databse:4.3:::::::*	4.3	Vulnerable	neo4j

cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:graph_databse:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·neo4j
cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:graph_databse:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·neo4j

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f org.neo4j:neo4j-kernel (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.8 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34802
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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