CVE-2021-44230

MEDIUM

Portswigger Burp Suite < 2021.11 - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
portswigger/burp_suite < 2021.11
Published Nov 30, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026