CVE-2023-28437CWE-89

SQL injection vulnerability due to the keyword blacklist for defending against SQL injection will be bypassed

Critical · published March 24, 2023

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A critical SQL injection vulnerability lurks in Dataease, and it’s missing key entries on its blacklist! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant that forgot to check which ingredients were off-limits for allergy sufferers. Without a proper blacklist, any crafty attacker could slip harmful commands into your database, and nobody would be the wiser! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the database, potentially accessing sensitive data, altering records, or even deleting everything! This could lead to severe data breaches and loss of trust—absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant that forgot to check which ingredients were off-limits for allergy sufferers. Without a proper blacklist, any crafty attacker could slip harmful commands into your database, and nobody would be the wiser! The vulnerability arises from an incomplete blacklist meant to protect against SQL injection, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL commands that the system unwittingly executes.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the database, potentially accessing sensitive data, altering records, or even deleting everything! This could lead to severe data breaches and loss of trust—absolutely devastating! Patch Dataease to version 1.18.5 immediately, as there are no workarounds available. Be sure to audit your database inputs to ensure no harmful commands can slip through in the future. You’ve got this! Follow these steps, and you’ll secure your systems in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00882 · 58.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2023-03-24T23:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAR 23:43Z
    SQL injection vulnerability due to the keyword blacklist for defending against SQL injection will be bypassed
    cvelistv5