SQL injection in Cloud Foundry UAA

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU66747

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31197

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 attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the java.sql.ResultRow.refreshRow() method when processing column names. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database using the statement terminator, e.g." ;".

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 update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cloud Foundry UAA: 75.0.0 - 75.22.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry_foundation:cloud_foundry_uaa:75.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry_foundation:cloud_foundry_uaa:75.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry_foundation:cloud_foundry_uaa:75.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/v75.23.0

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.