CVE-2021-21331

low-risk
Published 2021-03-03

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`.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.0/10 Low
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (8)

Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java
Datadog-Api-Client-Java

Affected Vendors

26
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low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate