SQL injection in Cisco Cloud Web Security

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU25471

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3154

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted request to the affected application, execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database and modify values on or return values from the underlying database.

Note: At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco CWS, which is cloud based.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Cloud Web Security: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_cloud_web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cws-inject-6YTdx7AO

Q & A

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