SQL injection in Spring Cloud Task



Published: 2021-01-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-5428
CWE-ID CWE-89
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Spring Cloud Task
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Vendor Pivotal

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU49986

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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 - 2.2.4

External links

http://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.



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