CVE-2021-22117

RabbitMQ installers on Windows prior to version 3.8.16 do not harden plugin directory permissions, potentially allowing attackers with sufficient local filesystem permissions to add arbitrary plugins.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22117	Vendor Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22117	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Apr 2025, 14:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Broadcom rabbitmq Server Broadcom
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server::::::::

Information

Published : 2021-05-18 13:15

Updated : 2025-04-02 14:13

NVD link : CVE-2021-22117

Mitre link : CVE-2021-22117

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-22117

JSON object : View

Products Affected

broadcom

rabbitmq_server

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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