SQL injection in Spring Cloud Task

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU49986

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5428

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 when exercising certain lookup queries in the TaskExplorer. A remote user 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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Cloud Task: 2.0.0.M1 - 2.2.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_cloud_task:2.0.0.M1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_cloud_task:2.0.0.M2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_cloud_task:2.0.0.M3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5428

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.