CVE-2024-34517

The Cypher component in Neo4j 5.0.0 through 5.18 mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges in some situations where an attacker already has admin access.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p343-9qwp-pqxv	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/wiki/Neo4j-5-changelog#cypher	Release Notes
https://neo4j.com/security/cve-2024-34517/	Vendor Advisory
https://trust.neo4j.com	Product
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p343-9qwp-pqxv	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/wiki/Neo4j-5-changelog#cypher	Release Notes
https://neo4j.com/security/cve-2024-34517/	Vendor Advisory
https://trust.neo4j.com	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:neo4j:*:*:*:*:*:community:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-07 18:15

Updated : 2025-04-21 14:12

NVD link : CVE-2024-34517

Mitre link : CVE-2024-34517

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-34517

JSON object : View

Products Affected

neo4j

neo4j

CWE

CWE-471

Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)

NVD-CWE-Other

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