CVE-2024-34517 Neo4j Cypher component mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges
An attacker with admin access can escalate privileges due to mishandled IMMUTABLE privileges in the Cypher component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-34517?
CVE-2024-34517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Neo4j, published on 7 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cypher component in Neo4j 5.0.0 through 5.18 mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges in some situations where an attacker already has admin access.
Weakness: CWE-471
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34517?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.neo4j:neo4j-cypher, neo4j and neo4j-enterprise. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.neo4j:neo4j-cypher Maven | From 5.0.0 | 5.19.0 |
org.neo4j:neo4j-cypher Maven | From 5.0.0 | 5.19.0 |
neo4j Bitnami | From 5.0.0 | 5.20.0 |
neo4j-enterprise Bitnami | From 5.0.0 | 5.19.0 |
Products include Neo4j Neo4j.
How do I fix CVE-2024-34517?
Upgrade org.neo4j:neo4j-cypher to 5.19.0 or later.
Is CVE-2024-34517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Neo4j
- CVE-2021-34371 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Neo4j
- CVE-2018-18389 Incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server via LDAP authentication
- CVE-2013-7259 Neo4J vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
- CVE-2026-14587 Unathenticated connection can hold Bolt channel open
- CVE-2026-1471 Caching of authentication context
Sources
Also known as BIT-neo4j-2024-34517, BIT-neo4j-enterprise-2024-34517, GHSA-p343-9qwp-pqxv.