CVE-2023-35068CWE-89

SQLi in BMAs Personnel Tracking System

Critical · published September 5, 2023

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
49.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 An SQL injection vulnerability is lurking in the BMA Personnel Tracking System—this means a crafty attacker can unleash chaos just by slipping in malicious code! Think of this SQL injection as a sneaky chef who can alter the restaurant's entire menu just by whispering recipes to the kitchen staff, bypassing all safety checks. That's the kind of damage an attacker could do here! An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to sensitive employee information, manipulate records, or even take control of the entire system. It's nothing short of an open invitation for data breach mayhem, threatening the integrity and confidentiality of your personnel data!

Put simply

Think of this SQL injection as a sneaky chef who can alter the restaurant's entire menu just by whispering recipes to the kitchen staff, bypassing all safety checks. That's the kind of damage an attacker could do here! This vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary SQL code through user input fields in the application.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to sensitive employee information, manipulate records, or even take control of the entire system. It's nothing short of an open invitation for data breach mayhem, threatening the integrity and confidentiality of your personnel data! Update to version 20230904 or later immediately to patch this vulnerability. Implement prepared statements and input validation to enhance security. Regularly audit your SQL queries and user inputs to prevent similar issues in the future. You've got this! With these steps, you'll lock down your system and earn your security hero badge! 🛡️

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
0.00620 · 49.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2023-09-05T17:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 SEP 17:18Z
    SQLi in BMAs Personnel Tracking System
    cvelistv5