SQL injection in Tableau Server



| Updated: 2020-08-10
Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-1204
CWE-ID CWE-89
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Tableau Server
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Tableau

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU42092

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1204

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Tableau Server: 8.0 - 8.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://osvdb.org/102568
https://secunia.com/advisories/56620
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31578
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65171
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029706
https://www.tableausoftware.com/support/releases/8.0.7
https://www.tableausoftware.com/support/releases/812
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90730
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2014-003.txt


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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