# CVE-2021-44230: Misconfiguration in n/a

> Weak file permissions on the embedded H2 database allow local attackers to escalate privileges and read sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63hh-fhh6-2jjc

## What is CVE-2021-44230?

CVE-2021-44230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44230?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Portswigger Burp Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-44230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-44230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1153/): Security feature bypass in Burp Suite Community Edition (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2021-29416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29416/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-10377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10377/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-35406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35406/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-44230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-44230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44230

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44230/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.