Esb RuntimeApplication · Talend

CVE-2021-40684

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-09-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.1.1-r2021-09 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Talend ESB Runtime in all versions from 5.1 to 7.3.1-R2021-09, 7.2.1-R2021-09, 7.1.1-R2021-09, has an unauthenticated Jolokia HTTP endpoint which allows remote access to the JMX of the runtime container, which would allow an attacker the ability to read or modify the container or software running in the container.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Esb RuntimeApplication
Affected:>= 5.1, < 7.1.1-r2021-09

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.1.1-r2021-09 or later
Fixed in 7.1.1-r2021-09
Recommended fix High confidence

Talend ESB Runtime 7.1.1-R2021-09 or later

  1. 1. Identify current Talend ESB Runtime version by checking the installation directory or startup logs
  2. 2. Download Talend ESB Runtime version 7.1.1-R2021-09 or later from the official Talend downloads portal
  3. 3. Review Talend migration guide for version 7.x to understand any required configuration updates
  4. 4. Stop the currently running ESB Runtime instance
  5. 5. Backup the current installation directory including all custom configurations, routes, and KAR files
  6. 6. Install the new version (7.1.1-R2021-09 or later) to a fresh directory
  7. 7. Migrate custom configurations, routes, and deployments to the new installation
  8. 8. Start the new ESB Runtime instance and verify all services are functioning
Caveat Review Talend migration documentation for version 7.x changes; custom OSGi configurations and KAR file dependencies may require updates

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