CVE-2021-21331

LOW EPSS 42.6%
Published Mar 3, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
3.3 CVSS 3.1
Low
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Published Mar 3, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Java client for the Datadog API before version 1.0.0-beta.9 has a local information disclosure of sensitive information downloaded via the API using the API Client. The Datadog API is executed on a unix-like system with multiple users. The API is used to download a file containing sensitive information. This sensitive information is exposed locally to other users. This vulnerability exists in the API Client for version 1 and 2. The method `prepareDownloadFilecreates` creates a temporary file with the permissions bits of `-rw-r--r--` on unix-like systems. On unix-like systems, the system temporary directory is shared between users. As such, the contents of the file downloaded via the `downloadFileFromResponse` method will be visible to all other users on the local system. Analysis of the finding determined that the affected code was unused, meaning that the exploitation likelihood is low. The unused code has been removed, effectively mitigating this issue. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0-beta.9. As a workaround one may specify `java.io.tmpdir` when starting the JVM with the flag `-Djava.io.tmpdir`, specifying a path to a directory with `drw-------` permissions owned by `dd-agent`.

CVSS Details

Base Score
3.3
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
42.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-378
CWE-379

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any
datadoghqdatadog-api-client-java1.0.0any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-java/releases/tag/datadog-api-client-1.0.0-beta.9
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-java/security/advisories/GHSA-2cxf-6567-7pp6
    PatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-java/security/advisories/GHSA-2cxf-6567-7pp6
    PatchThird Party Advisory