SQL injection in MariaDB



Published: 2022-05-23 | Updated: 2022-08-04
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-27380
CWE-ID CWE-89
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		MariaDB
Server applications / Database software

Vendor MariaDB Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU63514

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27380

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 perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the my_decimal::operator=() function. A remote user can send specially crafted SQL statements to the affected application and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MariaDB: 10.6.0 - 10.6.3

External links

http://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-26280


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.



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